Mandabi
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Mandabi is a 1968 Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that satirically portrays postcolonial bureaucracy and social inequality through the story of a man trying to cash a money order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mandabi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandabi Context triple: [Ousmane Sembène, notableWork, Mandabi]
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A.
Manda
Manda is a lesser-known Dravidian language spoken by tribal communities in parts of eastern India, particularly in Odisha.
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B.
Rawla Mandi
Rawla Mandi is a town in the Sri Ganganagar region of Rajasthan, India, known primarily for its agricultural markets and surrounding irrigated farmlands.
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C.
Mandegusu
Mandegusu is an alternate name for Simbo, an island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
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D.
Bimoba
Bimoba are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of northern Ghana and neighboring areas of Togo, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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E.
Taroombal
Taroombal is a clan of the Darumbal Aboriginal people, a First Nations group traditionally associated with the Rockhampton region of central Queensland, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandabi Target entity description: Mandabi is a 1968 Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that satirically portrays postcolonial bureaucracy and social inequality through the story of a man trying to cash a money order.
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A.
Manda
Manda is a lesser-known Dravidian language spoken by tribal communities in parts of eastern India, particularly in Odisha.
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B.
Rawla Mandi
Rawla Mandi is a town in the Sri Ganganagar region of Rajasthan, India, known primarily for its agricultural markets and surrounding irrigated farmlands.
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C.
Mandegusu
Mandegusu is an alternate name for Simbo, an island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
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D.
Bimoba
Bimoba are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of northern Ghana and neighboring areas of Togo, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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E.
Taroombal
Taroombal is a clan of the Darumbal Aboriginal people, a First Nations group traditionally associated with the Rockhampton region of central Queensland, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Senegalese film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Money Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Isseu Niang
NERFINISHED
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Mariam Niang NERFINISHED ⓘ Ynousse N’Diaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Soulignac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussedIn | postcolonial film studies ⓘ |
| distributor | New Yorker Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Andrée Davanture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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satire ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasSubtitleLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| influenced | African cinema ⓘ |
| leadActor | Makhouredia Gueye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRole | Ibrahima Dieng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ibrahima Dieng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Manu Dibango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first feature film in Wolof language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
French
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Wolof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ousmane Sembène filmography ⓘ |
| plotFocus | attempt to cash a money order ⓘ |
| producer | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Filmi Domireew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | unemployed man ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | 1968 Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reRelease | 2020s international re-release ⓘ |
| restoration | 4K restoration by Janus Films ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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neocolonialism ⓘ postcolonial bureaucracy ⓘ social inequality ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mandabi Description of subject: Mandabi is a 1968 Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that satirically portrays postcolonial bureaucracy and social inequality through the story of a man trying to cash a money order.
Referenced by (1)
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