Come and Work

Overview

The story of a Serer village in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Using the words of their ancestors passed on by oral folklore, the villagers trace the history of their village and their difficulties in working their land and living off their produce. Fad'jal is an extraordinary boundary defying film that interweaves ethnographic footage, intimate observation of everyday village life and fictionalised historical scenes. With it, Faye carefully encourages the viewers to reflect both on African history and storytelling, and on the intersection of fiction and documentary.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1979

Original language

French

Countries

Senegal

Director

Safi Faye

Writer

Safi Faye

Cinematography

Jean Monod,Papa Mictar Ndoye,Patrick Fabry

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0126292