16° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Retrospective - The Birth of The Cinema In Africa
N'DIONGANE
by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Country: Senegal
Year: 1965
Duration: 18'
A hunter dies in a lion's jaws and leaves a wife and two children. The elder child, who is now the only man around the house, is called the little husband. Because of this nickname, he becomes the laughingstock of all the children in the village. Desperate, the child runs away and drowns in the sea. His mother and sister will follow the same fate. The film is based on a story by Birago Diop.
Biography
film director
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Cast
& Credits
Director and screenplay: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra.
Production company: Ministère de la Coopération Français.
Production company: Ministère de la Coopération Français.