Emitai
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Emitai is a 1971 anti-colonial Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that portrays Diola villagers’ resistance to French colonial conscription and taxation during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Senegalese film
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anti-colonial film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dieu du tonnerre
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Emitaï NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinemaMovement | African cinema ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Georges Caristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Diola villagers’ resistance
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French colonialism ⓘ conscription ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| director | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Senegalese ⓘ |
| filmmaker | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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historical film ⓘ political film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupDepicted | Diola people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | French colonial rule in West Africa ⓘ |
| hasMainLocationType | rural village ⓘ |
| language |
Diola
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ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| musicBy | Moussa Ngom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of French colonial policies in Senegal
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representation of Diola culture ⓘ |
| partOf | Ousmane Sembène filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
forced requisition of rice by colonial authorities
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recruitment of African soldiers for the French army ⓘ village women’s resistance to colonial demands ⓘ |
| producer | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenplayLanguage |
Diola
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French ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Casamance
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French West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-colonial resistance
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conflict between tradition and colonial authority ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1940s ⓘ |
| writer | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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