Mossane

Overview

A beautiful 14-year-old girl has just reached marriageable age in a village in Senegal. She has many suitors; however, she is in love a poor student who has returned to the village while the university is on strike. At birth, she had been promised in marriage to Diogoye, who went away to work in France. Diogoye, who supplied her parents with many things over the years, has now sent a dowry, and asked that she be married to him in the village in his absence; she would then be sent to France.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 18, 1996

Original language

Wolof

Spoken languages

French, Wolof

Countries

Germany, Senegal

Cast

Magou Seck,Alioune Badara Diagne,Mamadou Faye,Abou Camara,Seynabou Guèye,Alpha Diouph,Mamadou Mahourédia Gueye,Ibou N'Dong,Malick Diop,Anna Boband 16 more

Director

Safi Faye

Writer

Safi Faye

Cinematography

Jürgen Jürges

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0117088