Guelwaar

Guelwaar
Directed by Ousmane Sembène
Produced by Jacques Perrin
Ousmane Sembène
Written by Ousmane Sembène
Starring Abou Camara
Marie Augustine Diatta
Mame Ndoumbé Diop
Music by Baaba Maal
Cinematography Dominique Gentil
Edited by Marie-Aimée Debril
Distributed by New Yorker Films
Release date
 28 July 1993 - USA
Running time
 115 Minutes
Country France
Senegal
Language French

Guelwaar is a 1993 French-Senegalese drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène. The name is borrowed from the Serer pre-colonial dynasty (Guelowar). The film won The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

A Catholic and a Muslim die the same day. Islamic villagers claim the body of the Muslim and bury him. But they got the Catholic's body. He was a dissident, probably for arguing against accepting foreign. Based on a true story, a drama about African religion and African pride.[1]

Cast

  • Marie Augustine Diatta
  • Mame Ndoumbé Diop as Nogoy Marie Thioune
  • Ndiawar Diop as Bartelemy
  • Lamine Mane as Dibocor

See also

Guelwaar on IMDb

References

  1. ↑ Mark Cousins (September 3, 2012). "African cinema: ten of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved October 7, 2018.


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