Senegalese director whose vibrant, unconventional films like Touki Bouki and Hyenas blend magical realism with social critique, often focusing on the lives of marginalised characters in contemporary Africa. I have reviewed 3 of his films on the site so far.
Rating: 3.5★
There is a particular kind of film that arrives with relatively little fanfare, circulates quietly among cinephiles for decades, and then one day gets reassessed as something rather essential. Djibril Diop Mambéty's Touki Bouki is exactly that kind of film. Released in 1973, the same year as Ousmane
Genre Comedy
★★½ — Le Franc (1994)
Genre Drama
★★★ — The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (1999)
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