Mandabi
| Mandabi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ousmane Sembène |
| Written by | Ousmane Sembène |
| Starring | Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Video |
Release dates | 1968 |
| Country |
France Senegal |
| Language | Wolof, French |
Mandabi (English: The Money Order) is a 1968 film directed by Ousmane Sembène. The film is based on Sembène's novel The Money-Order. It is the director's first film in his native Wolof language.
Plot
An unemployed African man, Ibrahima, lives with his two wives and kids. A nephew of his sends him a money order from France worth 25,000 Francs which he has saved from working as a street sweeper. He is to keep some of the money for himself, save a portion for his nephew, and give a portion to his sister. However, Ibrahima faces numerous difficulties with the Senegalese bureaucracy in trying to cash the money order. The film explores themes of neocolonialism, religion, corruption, and relationships in Senegalese society.
Awards
- Venice Festival 1968
External links
- Mandabi at the Internet Movie Database
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
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