Synopsis
As 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Metacritic78/100
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Ousmane SembèneDirector
- Ousmane SembèneScreenplay
Cast
- Mbissine Thérèse DiopCast
- Andongo DiabonCast
- Michel RenaudeauLieutenant
- Robert FontaineCommandant
- Ousmane CamaraCast
- Ibou CamaraCast
- Abdoulaye DialloCast
- Alphonse DiattaCast
- Pierre BlanchardColonel
- Cherif TambaCast
- Fode CambayCast
- Etienne ManéCast