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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Senegalese film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Money Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Isseu Niang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasSubtitleLanguage |
English
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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