Languages:
French
Countries:
France, Senegal
Runtime:
65 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (1292 Reviews)
Director:
Ousmane SembeneGenres:
DramaA Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad. She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France. In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and mistreated by her employers. Her hope for better times turns to disillusionment and she falls into isolation and despair. The harsh treatment leads her to consider suicide the only way out.
Released Date:
1974-01-10
Languages:
Wolof, French
Countries:
Senegal
Runtime:
103 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (131 Reviews)
Director:
Ousmane SembeneGenres:
DramaAs World War II is going on in Europe, a conflict arises between the French and the Diola-speaking tribe of Africa, prompting the village women to organize their men to sit beneath a tree to pray.
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