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Mandabi

  • 19681968
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  • 1h 32m
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7.3/10
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Mandabi (1968)
Drama
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from ... Read allA money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.
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    • Ousmane Sembene
    • Ousmane Sembene
  • Stars
    • Makhouredia Gueye
    • Ynousse N'Diaye
    • Isseu Niang
    • Ousmane Sembene
    • Ousmane Sembene
  • Stars
    • Makhouredia Gueye
    • Ynousse N'Diaye
    • Isseu Niang
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    • 7User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    Makhouredia Gueye
    • Ibrahim Dieng
    Ynousse N'Diaye
    • Méty the First Wife
    • (as Yunus Ndiay)
    Isseu Niang
    • Aram the Second Wife
    Mustapha Ture
    • M'barka the Shopkeeper
    Farba Sarr
    • Mbaye Sarr the Business Agent
    Serigne N'Diayes
    • Imam
    • (as Serine Ndiay)
    Thérèse Bas
    • Dieng's Sister
    Mouss Diouf
    • Abdu the Nephew
    • (as Moussa Diuf)
    Christoph Colomb
    • Water Peddler
    Mamadou Cisoko
    • Madiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Moudoun Faye
    • Bah the Postman
    • (uncredited)
    Ousmane Sembene
    Ousmane Sembene
    • Public Writer at the Post Office
    • (uncredited)
    Serigne Sow
    • Gorgui Maïssa the 1st Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
      • Ousmane Sembene
      • Ousmane Sembene
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    • Trivia
      First film made in an African language: Wolof, which is the most widely spoken language in Senegal.
    • Quotes

      Ibrahim Dieng: To tell you the truth, decency has become a sin in this country. And that's why I'm going to become a wolf among wolves! I too will become a thief and a liar!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994)

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    10/10
    One of the best Movies that was Similar of Modern Thailand
    Mandabi was a 1968 Senegalese film that depicted Croouption and Oligarchy in the country. Director Ousmane Sembène made this movie to tell the story of life in Senegal in the late 1960s, and the film was like a Thai Society of all time.
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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1970 (United States)
      • Senegal
      • France
      • Wolof
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Dakar, Senegal
    • Production companies
      • Filmi Domirev
      • Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP)
      • StudioCanal
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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