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Emitaï
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Emitaï (, name of a Diola deity) is a 1971 Senegalese drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène.
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7.3As World War II rages 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.
Released: 1973-02-09101 minDir: Ousmane SembèneDrama
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Cast
- Mbissine Thérèse Diop
- Andongo Diabon
- Michel Renaudeau as Lieutenant
- Robert Fontaine as Commandant
- Ousmane Camara
- Ibou Camara
Themes
- world war ii
- anti war protest
- 1940s
- west africa
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Emitaï
- Film.image
- Emitai_poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- French poster
- Film.director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Film.writer
- Ousmane Sembène
- Film.starring
- Robert Fontaine
- Film.cinematography
- Michel Remaudeau
- Film.runtime
- 103 minutes
- Film.country
- FranceSenegal
- Film.language
- WolofFrench
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 666405
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- title
- Emitaï
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Emitaï (, name of a Diola deity) is a 1971 Senegalese drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène.
==Plot==
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Wolof
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French West Africa
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Indiana University Press
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Moolaadé
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Senegalese Tirailleurs
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Black Girl
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Ceddo
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Xala
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Mandabi
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Camp de Thiaroye
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Categories
1971 drama films1971 films1971 French films1971 French-language filmsAnticolonial filmAnti-war films about World War IIFilms directed by Ousmane SembèneFilms set in 1943Films set in 1944Films set in the French colonial empireFilms set on the French home front during World War IIFrench drama filmsFrench-language drama filmsJola religionSenegalese drama filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateVichy France in fictionWolof-language filmsWorks about France in World War II