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Criterion collection volume 685
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Wolof
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Touki bouki: "A vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. ... two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical"--Container.
Redes: "In this vivid, documentary-like dramatization of the daily grind of men struggling to make a living by fishing on the Gulf of Mexico (mostly played by real-life fishermen), one worker's terrible loss...
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Wolof
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After jobless Ibrahima Dieng receives a money order for 25,000 francs from a nephew who works in Paris, news of his windfall quickly spreads among his neighbors, who flock to him for loans even as he finds his attempts to cash the order stymied in a maze of bureaucracy, and new troubles rain down on his head. An adaptation of a novella by the director himself is a bitterly ironic depiction of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by corruption,...
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Wolof
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Nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards®, and from the acclaimed director of Gomorrah and Dogman, Io Capitano narrates the epic journey of a teenage boy and his cousin as they decide to leave Senegal for the promise of Europe. Throughout this compelling odyssey, the young man confronts a myriad of challenges, from the harsh realities of the desert to the harrowing experiences in Libyan detention centers and the risks of the...
6) Touki bouki
Series
Criterion collection volume 685
Language
Wolof
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"With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a fractured portrait of the disenchantment of postindependence Senegal in the early 1970s. In this picaresque fantasy-drama, the disaffected young lovers Anta and Mory, fed up with Dakar, long to escape to the glamour and comforts they imagine France has to offer, but their plan is confounded by obstacles both practical and mystical. Alternately manic and meditative,...
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Wolof
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Before achieving international fame as a solo artist, Youssou N'Dour made a name for himself in his native Senegal as a member of the group Etoile de Dakar. This collection showcases their brash yet innovative blend of traditional West African music, Latin music, and American rock and soul.
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Wolof
Description
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun and Le Franc are masterpieces of the medium-length form, completed by Mambéty in his final years. They give us a fuller picture of the elements that define his small but perfect filmography, rich social vision, sly humor, and formal ingenuity.
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Wolof
Description
Nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards®, and from the acclaimed director of Gomorrah and Dogman, Io Capitano narrates the epic journey of a teenage boy and his cousin as they decide to leave Senegal for the promise of Europe. Throughout this compelling odyssey, the young man confronts a myriad of challenges, from the harsh realities of the desert to the harrowing experiences in Libyan detention centers and the risks of the...
13) Hyenas
Language
Wolof
Description
A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child. A film of sinister, mocking laughter, and a biting satire of a contemporary Senegal whose post-colonial dreams are faced with erosion by western materialism.
14) Egypt
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Wolof
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The remarkable and captivating album features gorgeously orchestrated tracks, performed by musicians from Cairo to Dakar, and lyrics that express his devotion to the prophets and philosophies of Senegal's Sufi communities.