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Guelwaar
Sign in to saveGuelwaar is a 1993 French-Senegalese drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène. The name is borrowed from the Serer pre-colonial dynasty of Guelowar. The film won The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.
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6.9Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor.
Cast
- Abou Camara
- Mame Ndoumbé Diop as Nogoy Marie Thioune
- Thierno Ndiaye Doss as Pierre Henri Thioune 'Guelwaar'
- Myriam Niang as Helene
- Omar Seck as Gora
- Samba Wane
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
416 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Release
- See also
- External links
- References
Guelwaar is a 1993 French-Senegalese drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène. The name is borrowed from the Serer pre-colonial dynasty of Guelowar. The film won The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.
==Plot==
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