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With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave-influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is bese...

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Other Authors:	Diop Mambéty, Djibril, 1945-1998 (Screenwriter), Bracher, Georges (director of photography.), Niang, Magaye (Actor), Niang, Mareme (Actor), Fall, Aminata, 1942-2002 (Actor), Diop, Ousseynou, 1941-2011 (Actor)
Format:	Video
Language:	Wolof French
Language Notes:	In Wolof and French with English subtitles.
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021. The Criterion Collection, 1973.
Subjects:	Young adults > Senegal > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Senegal > Drama. Criminals > Senegal > Drama. Postcolonialism > Africa > Drama. Dakar (Senegal) > Drama. Senegal > Social life and customs > Drama. Young adults. Postcolonialism. Manners and customs. Man-woman relationships. Criminals. Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures. Senegal > Dakar. Senegal. Africa. Feature films. Fiction films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Published 2005

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