Ousmane Sembène

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La Noire de...
7.298

La Noire de...

Mar 17, 1966
Une jeune bonne sénégalaise suit ses patrons français retournant dans leur pays, à Antibes. Le plaisir de la découverte de ce nouveau monde se transforme vite en déconvenue profonde. Isolement, mépris des patrons, racisme ambiant, tâches ménagères incessantes…
Drama
Ceddo
6.9

Ceddo

Jun 01, 1977
Au XVIIème siècle en Afrique de l'Ouest, les "Ceddos", les hommes du peuple, tentent de préserver leurs traditions face à ceux qui veulent les convertir à l'Islam et au Christianisme. Lorsque le roi se laisse persuader de se convertir par un imam, les "Ceddos" décident de kidnapper sa fille en représailles.
Drama
Marseille après la guerre
1
The film uses a collection of post-World War II black & white photographs to portray the dockworkers of Marseilles, many of whom were of African descent. Set in and around a 1947 strike protesting weapons shipments to the French in Indochina, the images evoke the life and work of Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembène, a former dockworker, and one of the founding figures of the New African Cinema of the 1960s.
Documentary
Sembene !
7

Sembene !

Jan 23, 2015
Un défenseur de la liberté qui se servit des histoires comme une arme : voici Ousmane Sembène, le père du cinéma africain.
History
L'envers du décor
1

L'envers du décor

Jan 01, 1981
Paulin Vieyra captures Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest filmmakers of Africa, during the filming of Ceddo. L’Envers du Decor was completed after four years of production. As for Ceddo, it would be censored under the Senghor regime and until 1983 by the Senegalese authorities.
Documentary
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
6
Tahar Cheriaa: Under the Shadow of the Baobab documents the career of one of the core fathers of Pan-Africanism and founder of Africa’s first film festival, the Carthage Film Festival. After Tunisian independence, Cheriaa used all his energy to bring the first authentic images of postcolonial Africa to broader audiences. The film depicts Cheriaa’s ideas and projects, with interviews and archival material creating a complete portrait of the man and his fight for both Sub-Saharan African cinema and African cinema as a whole.
Documentary
Le Mandat
7.063

Le Mandat

Nov 27, 1968
A Dakar, Ibrahim Dieng, un bon musulman sénégalais, vit avec ses deux femmes et leurs sept enfants tranquillement sans travail. Alors qu'il est chez le coiffeur, ses femmes reçoivent un mandat d'Abdou, un neveu parti en France. Tout le quartier est au courant de l'aubaine. C'est le désordre total. Ses femmes achètent des provisions à crédit, certains essaient de lui extorquer l'argent, d'autres profitent de son ignorance pour le voler et l'endetter. Ce morceau de papier, au lieu d'apporter richesse et reconnaissance, devient le symbole de la honte et de la déchéance : une peinture drôle et sans concession de la société au temps de l'Indépendance.
Comedy
Xala
6.8

Xala

Oct 01, 1975
Comedy
Ceddo
6.9

Ceddo

Jun 01, 1977
Drama
Ceddo
6.9

Ceddo

Jun 01, 1977
Drama
Faat Kiné
6.6

Faat Kiné

Feb 11, 2001
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Drama
Dieu du tonnerre
7.5

Dieu du tonnerre

Feb 09, 1973
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Drama
Dieu du tonnerre
7.5

Dieu du tonnerre

Feb 09, 1973
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Drama
Xala
6.8

Xala

Oct 01, 1975
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Comedy
Niaye
7.5

Niaye

Jan 02, 1964
The pregnancy of a young girl scandalizes her community.
Drama
Tauw
6.3

Tauw

Jan 02, 1970
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Drama
La Noire de...
7.298

La Noire de...

Mar 17, 1966
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Drama
Moolaadé
7.097

Moolaadé

Aug 04, 2004
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Drama
Borom sarret
6.8

Borom sarret

Jun 30, 1963
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Drama
Borom sarret
6.8

Borom sarret

Jun 30, 1963
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Drama
Niaye
7.5

Niaye

Jan 02, 1964
The pregnancy of a young girl scandalizes her community.
Drama
Niaye
7.5

Niaye

Jan 02, 1964
The pregnancy of a young girl scandalizes her community.
Drama
Faat Kiné
6.6

Faat Kiné

Feb 11, 2001
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Drama
Tauw
6.3

Tauw

Jan 02, 1970
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Drama