Tauw
One of Sembène’s early short films, Tauw tells the story of two brothers in the generation after independence.
An unemployed 20-year-old must deal with a stifled job market in urban Senegal, while 11-year-old Ouman must confront the contradictions of his religious instruction. Tauw dramatises how unprepared the brothers are to face the realities presented by a changing society. Although the story is a simple one, it is forcefully drawn and utterly poignant. 'Tauw' is screening with:
Ceddo
Mon 10 June, 10:15am, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Program Strand
- Ousmane Sembene Retrospective
- Year
- 1970
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- Senegal, USA
- Language
- In French and Wolof with English subtitles
- Director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Producer
- Paulin Vieyra, Herbert F. Lowe
- Cast
- Mamadou M'Bow, Amadi Dieng, Fatim Diagne
- Screenwriter
- Osumane Sembène
- Cinematographer
- Georges Caristan
- Editor
- Mawa Gaye
- Genre
- Africa, Politics & Economics, Cinephile, Retrospective
