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Faat Kiné is a 2000 Senegalese film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, set in present-day Dakar, Senegal. It provides a critical look at modern, post-colonial Senegal and the place of women in that society. It gives a clear glimpse into life of the Senegalaise middle-class and presents present-day Dakar in all of its contradictions of poverty and wealth, tradition and modernity.
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Directed by | Ousmane Sembène |
Produced by | Wongue Mbengue |
Written by | Ousmane Sembène |
Starring | Venus Seye Mame Ndoumbé Ndiagne Dia Mariama Balde Awa Sene Sarr Tabata Ndiaye |
Music by | Yandé Codou Sène |
Cinematography | Dominique Gentil |
Edited by | Kahéna Attia |
Distributed by | New Yorker Films (US) |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | Senegal |
Language | French Wolof |