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Mandabi
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Mandabi

1968-11-27 · 92 min · ★ 7.1

Comedy · 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 his traditional way of living to a more modern one.

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Directors
Ousmane Sembène
Production companies
Comptoir Français du Film Production, Filmi Domirev
Countries
Senegal, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Makhouredia GueyeMakhouredia GueyeIbrahim Dieng
Younousse SèyeMéty the First Wife
Isseu NiangIsseu NiangAram the Second Wife
Mustapha TureMustapha TureM'barka the Shopkeeper
Mouss DioufMouss DioufAbdu the Nephew
Christoph ColombWater Seller
Farba SarrMbaye Sarr the Business Agent
Serigne N'DiayesIman
Thérèse BasDieng's Sister
Mamadou CisokoMadiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor (uncredited)
Moudoun FayeBah the Postman (uncredited)
Ousmane SembèneOusmane SembènePublic Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
Serigne SowGorgui Maïssa the 1st Neighbor (uncredited)

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