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Moolaadé
A woman goes against the tradition of her village.
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- Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco • 2004
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Joseph Traoré
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Atlantics
(Atlantique)
When one comes back to claim what was left behind, what are the consequences?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal, Belgium • 2019
- Director Mati Diop
- Cast Ibrahima Traore, Mame Bineta Sane, Aminata Kane
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy
(Hissein Habré, une tragédie tchadienne)
Victims of the brutal Hissein Habré Regime in Senegal bring their Head of State to trial.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chad, Senegal, France • 2016
- Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Cast Hissène Habré
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Faat Kiné
A mother challenges her society's gender roles in her struggle against a predetermined destiny.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 2001
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Venus Seye, Mame Ndoumbé Diop, Ndiagne Dia, Mariama Balde, Awa Sene Sarr
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Xala
A corrupt Senegalese official marries a third wife only to find himself cursed with impotence, searching desperately for a cure.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1975
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Fatim Diagne, Younouss Seye
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Saloum
A trio of mercenaries navigate a mysterious region of Senegal in this genre-shifting thriller.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 2021
- Director Jean Luc Herbulot
- Cast Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Felmont Sallah, Mentor Ba, Bruno Henry, Marielle Salmier
- Genre Action, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Nafi's Father
(Baamum Nafi)
An imam and his powerful brother fight over the wedding of the brother's child and its effects on the town.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 2019
- Director Mamadou Dia
- Cast Alassane Sy, Aïcha Talla, Saikou Lo, Penda Daly Sy, Alassane Ndoye, Abdou Yerim Ndiaye
- Genre Drama
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel
Félicité
A nightclub singer must support her son after he suffers a grave accident.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Senegal • 2017
- Director Alain Gomis
- Cast Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Gaetan Claudia, Papi Mpaka, Nadine Ndebo, Elbas Manuana
- Genre Music, Drama
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free, Kanopy
The Pirogue
(La pirogue)
When Baye Laye is offered to lead a dangerous voyage, he reluctantly accepts the job, knowing full-well the risks.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal, Germany • 2012
- Director Moussa Touré
- Cast Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Laïty Fall, Malamine Drame, Balla Diarra, Salif Jean Diallo, Babacar Oualy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
Mandabi
An unemployed family man receives a money order from his nephew that he cannot cash due to endless bureaucratic obstacles.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 1968
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang, Mustapha Ture, Mouss Diouf, Christoph Colomb
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Black Girl
(La Noire de...)
Senegalese woman goes to work for a family in France, only to be blindsided by her new employers' racism and brutality.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France • 1966
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene, Toto Bissainthe, Sophie Leclerc
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Ceddo
As Islam spreads across the continent, the non-Muslims protest the local king's adoption of forced conversion to Islam.
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- Senegal, France • 1977
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Mamadou Dioumé, Ousmane Sembène, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Sembene!
"After I die, I'll have plenty of time to rest. Let's go to work."
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, United States • 2015
- Director Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman
- Cast Ousmane Sembène
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Karmen Gei
(Karmen Geï)
The story of Bizet's Carmen is placed in contemporary Dakar, Senegal in this exciting and challenging adaptation.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France, Canada • 2001
- Director Joseph Gaï Ramaka
- Cast Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Dieynaba Niang, El Hadg Ndiaye
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on OVID, Kanopy
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
African singer Youssou N'Dour ignites controversy in his native Senegals by recording and releasing an album about Islam.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France, Egypt • 2008
- Director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
- Cast Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Moustapha Mbaye, Kabou Guèye, Fathi Salama
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire
Martinican poet and activist Aimé Césaire speaks to his politics, literary encounters, and beliefs in this three-part documentary.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 1995
- Director Euzhan Palcy
- Cast Aimé Césaire, Jorge Amado, Edgar Morin, Joseph Zobel, René Depestre, Maryse Condé
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cas Communautaire
Three childhood friends whose relationships have been straining face the ultimate test when the COVID-19 pandemic strikes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 2020
- Director Mara Zizou Fall
- Cast Adama Admow Diop, Ousseynou Ba, Pape Mangone Diop, Carole Valerie Andrade, Khalima Gadji
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Waiting for Men
(En Attendant Les Hommes)
In Mauritania, a country seemingly bound by tradition and male dominance, three women speak freely about sex, love and money.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, Senegal • 2007
- Director Katy Lena Ndiaye
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Casamance: Soundtrack of a Journey
(Casamance: La banda sonora de un viaje)
A Spanish musician journeys from Dakar to the beautiful southern region of Casamance.
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- Spain, Senegal • 2017
- Director Paloma Zapata
- Cast Jairo Zabala, Angel Carmona
- Genre Documentary
- Available on GuideDoc
Camp de Thiaroye
After World War II, African veterans demand equal wages to their French counterparts, triggering a retaliation from the French army.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia • 1988
- Director Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow
- Cast Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat, Moussa Cissoko, Marthe Mercadier, Ismaila Cissé
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Kodou
A girl interrupts a tattooing ritual and runs away, bringing public shame upon her family.
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- Senegal • 1971
- Director Ababacar Samb-Makharam
- Cast Madeleine Diallo, Fatou Fall, N'Deye Gueye
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Xalé
A schoolgirl's aunt and uncle promise to marry, but her aunt does not truly want to marry him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal • 2022
- Director Moussa Sène Absa
- Cast Nguissaly Barry, Mabeye Diol, Ibrahima Mbaye, Rokhaya Niang
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hyenas
(Hyènes)
Linguere returns after being exiled for pregnancy out of wedlock, offering aid to the village if they execute her child's absentee father.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France, Switzerland • 1992
- Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Cast Djibril Diop Mambéty, Mansour Diouf, Ami Diakhate, Makhouredia Gueye, Calgou Fall, Faly Gueye
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Samedi Cinema
Two young boys try to raise money to see a movie at their local cinema before it closes forever.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, United States • 2016
- Director Mamadou Dia
- Cast Fallou Keita, Assane Lo, Saikou Lo, Cheikh Anta Diong, Penda Daly Sy
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun
(La petite vendeuse de soleil)
A disabled girl decides to take on a traditional boys' job and sell newspapers on the streets of Dakar.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France, Switzerland • 1999
- Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Cast Aminata Fall, Moussa Baldé, Lissa Balera, Dieynaba Laam, Tayerou M'Baye, Martin N'Gom
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Metrograph, Kanopy
Guelwaar
A man is killed, purportedly assassinated, and his body stolen, prompting an investigation that digs up all kinds of secrets.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany, Senegal • 1993
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Abou Camara, Mame Ndoumbé Diop, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Myriam Niang, Omar Seck, Samba Wane
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Wagoner
(Borom sarret)
A wagon cabbie risks losing his cart when a Frenchman wants a ride to a community where carts are not permitted.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1963
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Ly Abdoulay, Albourah
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Emitaï
During World War II, a village revolts against the French Vichy government simultaneous with the resistance fighting in metropolitan France.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France • 1971
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Robert Fontaine, Michel Remaudeau, Pierre Blanchard, Ibou Camara, Joseph Djatta, Dji Niassebanor
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Mossane
A teenage girl in love with a poor student is arranged to be married to a man in France, where she will then be sent.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, Senegal • 1996
- Director Safi Faye
- Cast Magou Seck, Isseu Niang, Moustapha Yade, Abou Camara, Alioune Konaré
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Tall as the Baobab Tree
(Grand comme le Baobab)
A woman in a remote village attempts to rescuer her sister from an arranged marriage.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 2012
- Director Jeremy Teicher
- Cast Alpha Dia, Cheikh Dia, Mboural Dia, Mouhamed Diallo, Dior Ka
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Letter from My Village
(Kaddu Beykat)
A farmer suffering a drought cannot afford to marry his love, so he goes to the city seeking work.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1976
- Director Safi Faye
- Cast Assane Faye, Maguette Gueye, Safi Faye
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Bako, the Other Shore
(Bako, l'autre rive)
A Senegalese man engaged to be married is forced by his father to move to Paris and send back money.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 1978
- Director Jacques Champreux
- Cast Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré, Doura Mané
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Wara
A student activist and a law professor take on political corruption in their town when another professor is kidnapped.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal, Niger • 2020
- Creator Charli Beléteau
- Cast France Nancy Goulian, Issaka Sawadogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
A Nation is Born
(Une nation est née)
A depiction of Senegal's history from the precolonial era through colonization to the sovereign post-colonial era of independence.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1961
- Director Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Touki Bouki
(Touki-Bouki)
Tired of poverty, two Senegalese men steal money and clothing, then book passage to France to begin new lives.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1973
- Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Cast Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang, Christoph Colomb, Mustapha Ture, Aminata Fall
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel
Niiwam
A father's baby daughter dies, and he is forced to take her body to the cemetery on the public bus.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1988
- Director Clarence Thomas Delgado
- Cast Rama Thiam, Samba Wane
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Et la neige n'était plus
A young Senegalese student returns home from France, readjusting and rediscovering tradition with the help of an illiterate girl.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1965
- Director Ababacar Samb-Makharam
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Niaye
When a thirteen-year-old girl is impregnated by her father, the village ostracizes her and she is forced to make a difficult decision.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France • 1964
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Serigne Sow, Astou Ndiaye, Mame Dia, Modo Séne
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Rocking Poponguine
(Twist à Popenguine)
Teenagers from different ends of the social spectrum clash over the conflict between traditions and modern forces.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France • 1994
- Director Moussa Sene Absa
- Cast Coura Ba, Jean-François Balmer, Ousmane Bo, Abou Camara, Abdoulaye Diop Danny
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
- Available on Kanopy
Toubab Bi
A man must find the estranged father of a child who accompanied him to Paris.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 1992
- Director Moussa Touré
- Cast Makena Diop, Hélène Lapiower, Khalil Gueye, Cheikh Toure, Dieynaba Niang, Abou Camara
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
City of Contrasts
(Contras' City)
A fictional documentary about the city of Dakar structured to show the many contrasts within the city.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1969
- Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Cast Djibril Diop Mambéty, Inge Hirschnitz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Fad'jal
The investigation of a village's history informed by the recounting of stories from the village elder.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1979
- Director Safi Faye
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
End of the Road
Two comedians travel four thousand miles in a cheap old car across seven countries and the Sahara desert.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, Mauritania, France • 2010
- Director Richard Nicholls
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Little Light
(Petite lumière)
A girl learns the refrigerator light turns off when the door closes and wonders if people still exist when their eyes are closed.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 2003
- Director Alain Gomis
- Cast Assy Fall, Djolof Mbengue, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Awa Nbaye, Fatou Diouf
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dahomey
This documentary highlights the journey of 26 stolen artifacts returning to Benin from France.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal, Benin • 2024
- Director Mati Diop
- Cast Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje, Imelda Batamoussi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
L'afrance
A Senegalese student in Paris must choose whether to stay illegally or return to Senegal when his visa is revoked.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 2001
- Director Alain Gomis
- Cast Djolof Mbengue, Delphine Zingg, Samir Guesmi, Théophile Sowié, Bass Dhem, Albert Mendy
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Le Franc
A penniless musician glues a lottery ticket to his door, but when it wins, he must carry the door on a long journey to collect the reward.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, Switzerland, France • 1994
- Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Cast Dieye Ma Dieye, Aminata Fall, Demba Bâ
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Metrograph, Kanopy
Afrik'aïoli
A retired barkeep and his old friend go on vacation in Senegal and encounter many mishaps along the way.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Senegal • 2014
- Director Christian Philibert
- Cast Modou Cissé, Mohamed Metina, Jean-Marc Ravera
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Billo: Il Grand Dakhaar
(Billo - Il grand Dakhaar)
A Senegalese tailor immigrates to Rome seeking work in fashion but his plans go awry, leading to love and loss.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, Italy • 2008
- Director Laura Muscardin
- Cast Thierno Thiam, Marco Bonini, Paolo Gasparini, Susy Laude, Luisa De Santis, Fiorenza Tessari
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Fandango At Home, Plex, Plex Channel
Sakho & Mangane
Two detectives with opposite approaches to policing are forced to be partners, solving crimes related to black magic.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 2019
- Creator Jean Luc Herbulot
- Cast Fatou-Elise Ba, Issaka Sawadogo, Yann Gael, Christiane Dumont, Ricky Tribord, Ndiaga Mbow
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Badou Boy
A street kid is chased through the streets of Dakar by a cop who believes him to be a criminal.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal • 1970
- Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Cast Laminé Ba, Al Demba Ciss, Christoph Colomb, Aziz Diop Mambéty
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Under the Starry Sky
(Des étoiles)
The destinies of three strangers on different continents are interconnected by the cosmic parallels of the universe.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Senegal • 2014
- Director Dyana Gaye
- Cast Ralph Amoussou, Marème Demba Ly, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Babacar M'Baye Fall, Mata Gabin, Sokhna Niang
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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