Black Girl
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
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Cast
16 people
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Diouana
Known for
Cuties
Anne-Marie Jelinek
Madame
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Robert Fontaine
Monsieur
Also in
Emitaï
Profession: Adventurers
Nar Sene
Diouana's Boyfriend
Also in
Names Live Nowhere
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Ibrahima Boy
Boy with Mask
Also in
Tauw
Bernard Delbard
Young Male Guest
No other roles listed
Nicole Donati
Young Female Guest
No other roles listed
Raymond Lemeri
Old Male Guest
No other roles listed
Suzanne Lemeri
Old Female Guest
No other roles listed
Philippe
Couple's Oldest Son
Sophie
Couple's Daughter
Damien
Couple's Youngest Son
Ousmane Sembène Director · Christian Lacoste Cinematographer André Gaudier Editor
United States release January 12, 1969 · Produced in France, Senegal · Languages French, Wolof
Production
Filmi Domirev
Production
Les Actualités Françaises
Production
New Yorker Films
Production
France · Senegal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Noire de...
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Wolof
Release dates
Senegal · March 17, 1966
Theatrical · Source: IMDB
United States · January 12, 1969
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 1, 2015 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
October 5, 2015 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
October 14, 2015 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
France
April 5, 1967 · Theatrical
May 15, 2015 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
Greece
November 14, 2008 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
August 30, 2007 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
January 25, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
July 9, 2026 · Theatrical · (60th Anniversary)
Tunisia
December 11, 1966 · Premiere · Carthage Film Festival
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