Mandabi (1968)

Name: Mandabi
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1968-11-27
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Makhouredia Gueye, Younousse Sèye, Isseu Niang, Mustapha Ture, Mouss Diouf

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.

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Released 1968-11-27 · 92 min · Comedy, Drama

Directed by Ousmane Sembène

Cast

Makhouredia Gueye as Ibrahim Dieng
Younousse Sèye as Méty the First Wife
Isseu Niang as Aram the Second Wife
Mustapha Ture as M'barka the Shopkeeper
Mouss Diouf as Abdu the Nephew
Christoph Colomb as Water Seller
Farba Sarr as Mbaye Sarr the Business Agent
Serigne N'Diayes as Iman
Thérèse Bas as Dieng's Sister
Mamadou Cisoko as Madiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor (uncredited)
Moudoun Faye as Bah the Postman (uncredited)
Ousmane Sembène as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
Serigne Sow as Gorgui Maïssa the 1st Neighbor (uncredited)