Ousmane Sembène
Director
Mandabi (1968)
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.
Keywords: imdb.third-cinema, imdb.bureaucracy, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.car, imdb.debt, imdb.female-protagonist + 8 more, imdb.polygamy, imdb.religious-man, imdb.satire, imdb.africa, imdb.senegal, aspectratio.1-66-1, release.dvd, release.blu-ray
Watch Providers: Criterion Channel
Production Companies: Filmi Domirev, Comptoir Français du Film Production
Country: Senegal
Production Countries:
France,
Senegal
Languages:
Wolof,
French
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Runtime: 90 min.
Released: Nov. 27, 1968
Digital Release: April 4, 2005
Status: Released
Certification: U / 11+