In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.
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- 6 wins & 1 nomination.
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Sidiki Bakaba |
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Hamed Camara |
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Ismaila Cissé |
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Ababacar Sy Cissé |
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Moussa Cissoko |
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Eloi Coly |
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Ismaël Lô | ... |
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Camara Med Dansogho |
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El Hadg Ndiaye |
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Thierno Ndiaye Doss | ... |
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Oumarou Neino |
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Pierre Orma |
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Daniel Odimbossoukou |
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Ibrahim Sane |
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Jean-Daniel Simon |
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Gustave Sorgho |
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Gabriel Zahon |
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Koffi Saturnin Zinga |
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Casimir Zoba |
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John Peterson |
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Marcel Duplouy |
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Gerard Maxent |
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Charles Estifian |
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Eric Dudoit |
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Laurent Kuntz |
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Adama Sambou | ... |
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Innocence Coly |
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André Massoni |
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Philippe Chamelat |
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Lamine Mane |
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Leopoldine Robert |
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Marie-Ève Duplouy |
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Directed by
| Ousmane Sembene | ||
| Thierno Faty Sow | ||
Written by
| Ousmane Sembene | ... | (dialogue) |
| Ousmane Sembene | ... | (screenplay) |
| Thierno Faty Sow | ... | (dialogue) |
| Thierno Faty Sow | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Mustafa Ben Jemja | ... | producer |
| Ouzid Dahmane | ... | producer |
| Mamadou Mbengue | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ismaël Lô | ... | (as Ismaila Lo) |
Cinematography by
| Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina | ||
Film Editing by
| Kahéna Attia | ... | (as Kahena Attia-Riveill) |
Makeup Department
| Nadia Bensekar | ... | chief makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ouzid Dahmane | ... | assistant director |
| Clarence Thomas Delgado | ... | assistant director |
| Amadou Thior | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Rachid Bouafia | ... | sound engineer |
| Hachim Joulak | ... | sound mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Yamina Kessur | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- New Yorker Films (1990) (United States) (subtitled)
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Did You Know?
| Goofs | The vehicles with which the massacre is carried out during the film's climax are Panhard AML armored cars, a weapons system not available until 1959, some 15 years after the events depicted. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sembene! (2015). See more » |