Mandabi (1968)
Note: this print runs 92 minutes against a recorded 105 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Isseu Niang, Christoph Colomb, Mustapha Ture, Makhourédia Guèye, Mouss Diouf, Ynousse N'Diaye, Serigne N'Diayes, Farba Sarr
Directed by Ousmane Sembène
Mandabi (French: Le Mandat, "The Money Order") is a 1968 film written and directed by Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène. The film is based on Sembène's francophone novel The Money-Order and it is the first feature film in the Wolof language, Sembène's native tongue, and the first feature-length film in an African language. Since most of the Senegalese population at the time did not understand French, Sembène wanted to create cinema for Wolof speakers.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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