16° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Retrospective - The Birth of The Cinema In Africa

LA MALLE DE MAKA KOULI

La malle de maka kouli
by Momar Thiam
Country: Senegal
Year: 1967
Duration: 25'


A man sets off and leaves his son Seydou in the care of his dearest friend, Malick, together with a trunk containing all his possessions. Seydou becomes a man but Malick never mentions the treasure he is guarding. When the young man decides to marry Aminata, his mother informs him of the possessions guarded by his father's friend. But Malick claims that the trunk is his. The matter is turned over to Serigne, the sage, who suggests that the two couples, Seydou and his mother against Malick and his wife, are put to a test of resistance.

Biography

film director

Momar Thiam

Cast

& Credits

Director: Momar Thiam.
Screenplay: Robert Fontaine, Abdoulaye Farba Sarr.
Director of photography: Abdou Fary Faye.
Cast and characters: André Seck (Serigne Madiakhalé Kala), Cheikh Sabidou Diouf (Seydou Sall), Aissatou Dieng (Fatou), Mamadou Dioumé (Malick Gaye), Anta Fall (Oumou), Batou Gueye (Aminata).
Production company: Les Films Momar e Ministère de la Coopération Français.
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