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Mandabi

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Mandabi — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • November 27, 1968
  • Runtime
  • 92 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, Drama
  • Director
  • Ousmane Sembène

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Mandabi — Cast

Makhouredia Gueye photo Makhouredia Gueye Ibrahim Dieng Younousse Sèye Méty the First Wife Isseu Niang photo Isseu Niang Aram the Second Wife Mustapha Ture photo Mustapha Ture M'barka the Shopkeeper Mouss Diouf photo Mouss Diouf Abdu the Nephew Christoph Colomb Water Seller Farba Sarr Mbaye Sarr the Business Agent Serigne N'Diayes Iman

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