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Mandabi

Directed by Ousmane Sembène
1968
Senegal
91 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival 1968 and considered the first feature-length film in an African language, Mandabi (SFF 2021) is regarded as one of Sembène’s most significant works.

Ibrahima Dieng (Makhourédia Guèye) is a lazy, pompous man with two hard-working and obedient wives Mety and Aram (Ynousse N'Diaye and Isseu Niang) and little money. But Dieng suddenly receives a money order from his nephew, a street cleaner in France, for 20,000 francs.He immediately realizes, however, that he cannot cash it because he does not have identity documents, and a bureaucratic nightmare begins.

Shot with stark simplicity, this beautifully restored print renders the vivid colours and the 1960s architecture of Dakar utterly tangible.

This screening will be followed by a talk by Curator Keith Shiri

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Sat 8 Jun
2:30pm
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
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Program Strand
Ousmane Sembene Retrospective
Year
1968
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Senegal
Language
In French and Wolof with English subtitles
Director
Ousmane Sembène
Producer
Robert de Nesle
Cast
Makhourédia Guèye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang
Screenwriter
Ousmane Sembène
Cinematographer
Paul Soulignac
Editor
Gilbert Kikoïne, Max Saldinger
Genre
Africa, Politics & Economics, Festival Award Winners, Cinephile, Retrospective
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Studiocanal Australia
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