A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
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Cast
9 people
Mamadou M'bow
Tauw
No other roles listed
Amadou Dieng
Father
Ousmane Sembène
Also in
Marseille après la guerre
Fatim Diagne
Nafi
Also in
Xala
N'Diangane
Coumba Mane
Mother
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Habib Diop
Marabout
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Ibrahima Boy
Oumar
Known for
Black Girl
Mamadou Diagne
friend of Tauw
Also in
Black
Papa Yoro
friend of Tauw
No other roles listed
Ousmane Sembène Director · Georges Carestan Cinematographer
First release January 2, 1970 · Produced in Senegal · Languages French, Wolof
Production
Senegal
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Wolof
Spoken on screen
French · Wolof
Release dates
Senegal · January 2, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
November 15, 2008 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Portugal
August 25, 2020 · IndieLisboa International Film Festival
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