Mandabi

Name: Mandabi
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1968-11-27
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Makhouredia Gueye, Younousse Sèye, Isseu Niang, Mustapha Ture, Mouss Diouf

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1968 · 92 min · Comedy · Drama · TMDB 7.1/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Ousmane Sembène

Cast

Makhouredia Gueye — Ibrahim Dieng
Younousse Sèye — Méty the First Wife
Isseu Niang — Aram the Second Wife
Mustapha Ture — M'barka the Shopkeeper
Mouss Diouf — Abdu the Nephew