| Description |
1 online resource (85 min.) : sddigital, color |
| Summary |
Tells the story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician, must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The film offers a view of how modernization, as practiced in today's Africa, corrodes traditional communities and retards grassroots development |
| Notes |
Converted with permission from DVD videodisc to streaming video format |
| Cast |
Ismaël Lô, Ndèye Fatou Ndaw, Thierno Ndiaye, Ndèye Bineta Diop |
| Notes |
In French and Wolof; subtitles in English |
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DVD version record |
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Won 1997 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, ACCT Promotional Award for a Southern Film, Best Film |
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Won 1997 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, ACCT Promotional Award for a Southern Film, Second Best Actor/Actress of the South |
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Won 1997 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival, Best Cinematography |
| Subject |
Politics and government.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Social conditions -- Drama
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Africa -- Politics and government -- Drama
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| Subject |
Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Absa, Moussa Sene
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Lô, Ismaël
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Ndaw, Ndèye Fatou
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Ndiaye, Thierno
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Diop, Ndèye Bineta
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ADR productions.
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Sept Cinéma (Firm)
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Kus Productions.
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MSA productions.
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Canal+Horizons.
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California Newsreel (Firm)
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