Oumou Sy

Oumou Sy

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Hyenas 1992 (7.1)

A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.
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Samba Traoré 1993 (5.6)

Samba (Bakary Sangare) has returned unannounced to his home village, bringing with him a suitcase full of money. Despite his protests that this is money that he earned in the city, the villagers have their doubts. In fact, he held up a gas station and unintentionally killed its attendant, and is in hiding here. Meanwhile, he has married a woman (Mariam Kaba) with a child who left her husband and built a house for her. He is building a bar with his remaining money, but he encounters a situation which makes him believe that he will be exposed to the police, and runs away, leaving a pregnant, very ill wife behind, much to the disgust of the villagers and Samba's own family.
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Picc Mi 1992 (5.2)

Follows the story of two young boys and their adventure through the streets of Africa.
Oumou Sy

Oumou Sy

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Le Fil d'Oumou Sy 2000

Major figure in African fashion, Oumou Sy's designs have been showcased and appreciated in Africa and the West. Talented as a stylist, this dynamic artist is a household name in African Haute Couture and masterminded the set costumes of many African contemporary and period pieces, including films by Cheik Oumar Sissoko and 'Hyena' by Djibril Diop Mambéty.
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Baobab 2000

It all started with a dream: "It's time for you to try to explain the mysteries! Find the griot who'll bring you to me, and when you recognize me, circle around me three times, rub me with buttermilk, and let me know what you want. But be careful: don't forget the buttermilk!" That's how I was drawn into the boabab's spirit. It was in the year 2000. The year of the "Sopi". If the boabab was Senegal's emblem, through the tree, I should understand the country.