Overview
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 11/27/1968
Runtime: 90 min
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Writers: Ousmane Sembène
Top Cast
Makhouredia Gueye
Ibrahim Dieng
Isseu Niang
Aram the Second Wife
Mustapha Ture
M'barka the Shopkeeper
Mouss Diouf
Abdu the Nephew
Ousmane Sembène
Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
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