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7.5Ngor is a young man living in a Senegalese village who wishes to marry Coumba. Ongoing drought in the village has affected its crop of groundnuts and as a result, Ngor cannot afford the bride price for Coumba. He goes to Senegal's capital city, Dakar, to try to earn more money and is exploited there. He returns to the villagers and shares his experiences of the city with the other men. The story, which shows the daily lives of the villagers, is told in the form of a letter to a friend from a villager, voiced by Faye.
Released: 1976-01-0298 minDir: Safi FayeDrama, Documentary
Cast
- Assane Faye as Ngor
- Maguette Gueye as Coumba
- Safi Faye as Villager (voice)
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Senegal
- Original language
- Serer
- Director
- Safi Faye
- Screenwriter
- Safi Faye
- Duration
- +90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 268466
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- P462
- black-and-white
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