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Djibril Diop Mambéty (1945–1998)

Director | Writer | Actor

Born the son of a Muslim cleric in Colobane, near Dakar, Senegal, Djibril Diop Mambéty received no formal training in filmmaking. He experimented with theater, but in 1968, he was asked to leave an avant-garde theater group. Shortly thereafter, he made his first film short called Badou Boy, which dealt with the life of a young renegade... See full bio »

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in Senegal

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(age 53) in Paris, France
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1999 The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (short)
 
1994 Le franc (short)
 
1992 Hyenas
 
1989 Parlons grand-mère
 
1973 Touki Bouki
 
1970 Badou Boy
 
1969 City of Contrasts (short)
 
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1999 The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (short) (writer)
 
1994 Le franc (short)
 
1992 Hyenas
 
1973 Touki Bouki (writer)
 
1970 Badou Boy
 
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1992 Hyenas
 
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1973 Touki Bouki (producer)
 
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1997 Le sacré (documentary)
Lui-même
 
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2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 
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Brother of Wasis Diop. See more »