Borom sarret (1969)

Director:

Ousmane Sembene

Writer:

Ousmane Sembene

Stars:

Ly Abdoulay, Albourah

Cast

Cast overview:
Ly Abdoulay	...	Le charretier
Albourah	...	Le cheval

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

passenger | dakar senegal | poverty | social issues | cart

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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Details

Country:

Senegal

Language:

French

Release Date:

1963 (Senegal)

Also Known As:

Il carrettiere

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This short film was the first ever indigenous black African film.

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Connections

Edited into Cinema16: World Short Films (2008)

User Reviews

One of 3 African movies I've seen...

20 minutes long. Black and white. Focusing on one cart driver. Sounds pretty c**p, huh? Wrong! The film makes excellent satirical points on the class divide, as well as providing some excellent, if somewhat crude, camera work. However, it's depth puts many movies to shame.