Synopsis
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic73/100
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Ousmane SembèneWriter
- Ousmane SembèneDirector
Cast
- Makhouredia GueyeIbrahim Dieng
- Younousse SèyeMéty the First Wife
- Isseu NiangAram the Second Wife
- Mustapha TureM'barka the Shopkeeper
- Mouss DioufAbdu the Nephew
- Christoph ColombWater Seller
- Farba SarrMbaye Sarr the Business Agent
- Serigne N'DiayesIman
- Thérèse BasDieng's Sister
- Mamadou CisokoMadiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor (uncredited)
- Moudoun FayeBah the Postman (uncredited)
- Ousmane SembènePublic Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)