Hyenas (1992)

Dramaan is the most popular man in Colobane, but when a woman from his past, now exorbitantly wealthy, returns to the town, things begin to change.

Director:

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Writers:

Djibril Diop Mambéty, Friedrich Dürrenmatt (play)

Stars:

Mansour Diouf, Ami Diakhate, Faly Gueye

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Mansour Diouf	...	Draman Drameh
Ami Diakhate	...	Linguère Ramatou
Faly Gueye	...	Mme Drameh
Mamadou Mahourédia Gueye	...	Le maire / The mayor (as Mahouredia Gueye)
Omar Ba	...	Le chef fu protocole / Chief of protocol (as Baye Peulh)
Issa Samb	...	Le professeur / The professor (as Issa Ramagelissa Samb)
Calgou Fall	...	Le prêtre / The priest
Kaoru Egushi	...	Toko
Djibril Diop Mambéty	...	Le juge / The judge
Mbaba Diop	...	Le seigneur de la plume / Lord of the feather
Abdoulaye Diop	...	Le médecin / The doctor
Rama Thiaw	...	La femme du maire / Mayor's wife
Oumi Samb	...	La danseuse / Dancer (as Oumy Samb)
Tcheley Hanny	...	Amazone / Horse woman (as Hanny Tchelley)

Storyline

A once-prosperous Senegalese village has been falling further into poverty year by year until the village's elders are reduced to selling town possessions to pay debts. Linguère, a former resident and local beauty, now very rich, returns to this, the village of her birth. The elders hope that she will be a benefactor to the village. To encourage her generosity, they appoint a local grocer, Dramaan, as mayor--who once courted her and will now try to persuade her to help. In fact, Linguère has returned with the intention of sharing her millions with the village but only in return for an unexpected action. This plot twist brings human folly and cynicism into sharp focus.

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Plot Keywords:

grocer | wealth | train station | tragic event | spinster | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Metrograph (English)

Country:

Switzerland France Senegal UK Netherlands Italy

Language:

Wolof French Japanese

Release Date:

26 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hienas

Filming Locations:

Senegal

Box Office

Gross USA:

$24,272

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$24,272

Company Credits

Production Co:

ADR Productions, Channel Four, DRS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Der Besuch der alten Dame (1982)

User Reviews

An African experimental movie that looks into the very souls of humans and exposes the greed in all of us.

Hyenes, Mambety's avent-guard, surrealistic film captures the real heart and soul of the human social and economical blood thirst for money, when stopping to think about the different animal symbols in this film like the hyena, vulture, and yes even the monkey; you can't help feeling ashamed to be part of the big machine, we call progress. than again is that not what human nature, or the nature of animals is all about? Survival of the fittest. Mambety not only nails the human viciousness and easily influenced character on the head, but he slaps you in the face with our greed. A real plus to this movie is the musical language of Wolof. a must see movie and language, which cannot be matched.