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Mandabi

1960s Senegalese drama written and directed by Ousmane Sembene.

When Ibrahim Dieng (Makhouredia Gueye), who lives in Dakar with his two wives and seven children, receives a substantial money order from his nephew in Paris, his life is thrown into disarray as he tackles bureaucracy, desperate neighbours and family members, mounting debt and corruption.

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Product Details
Ousmane Sembene
OPTBD4393
5055201846624
Blu-ray (Blu-ray / Restored)
Region B  Learn More
Wolof, French
English
28/06/2021
1968
Feature, Foreign
1
Retail/Rental
88 mins
(PG) Parental Guidance.
Special Features
  • Interactive Menus
  • Bonus Footage
  • Trailers
  • Interviews: Alain Sembène, Boubacar Boris Diop (author), Marie-Angélique Savané (sociologist)
  • Commentary: Ousmane Sembene (director), Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman (film-makers)
  • Other Documentary: 'Shooting 'Mandabi'', 'A Senegalese Story - 'Mandabi' and the Birth of West African', 'A Date With Dakar - Looking Back at a Sembène Classic'