Camp de Thiaroye
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Camp de Thiaroye is a 1988 Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that dramatizes the 1944 massacre of West African soldiers by French colonial forces, critiquing racism and colonial injustice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Senegalese film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Thiaroye massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorship |
banned in France for a period
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subject to controversy in France ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Georges Caristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
1944 massacre of West African soldiers at Thiaroye
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French colonial army ⓘ West African Tirailleurs Sénégalais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Ousmane Sembène
NERFINISHED
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Thierno Faty Sow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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war film ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
African viewpoint on World War II
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anti-colonial ⓘ |
| language |
French
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Wolof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Thiaroye massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Moussa Ngom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of French colonialism
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politically engaged African cinema ⓘ representation of Thiaroye massacre in cinema ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ousmane Sembène filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
African veterans of World War II
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French colonial racism ⓘ inequality in soldiers' pay ⓘ mutiny and repression ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Filmi Domireew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtime | 147 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Senegal
NERFINISHED
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Thiaroye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-colonial critique
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colonialism ⓘ injustice ⓘ military repression ⓘ post-war demobilization ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| writer | Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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