Contras' City
1969•22m•6.3•Released
Documentary
A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop Mambéty) and a French woman, Inge Hirschnitz. As we travel through the city in a picturesque horse drawn wagon, we chaotically rush into this and that popular neighborhood of the capital, discovering contrast after contrast: A small African community waiting at the Church's door, Muslims praying on the sidewalk, the Rococo architecture of the Government buildings, the modest stores of the craftsmen near the main market.
Director
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Writer
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Languages
French, Wolof
Studio
Studio Kankourama
Cast
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Inge Hirschnitz
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