Emitaï
With revolutionary outrage, Ousmane Sembène chronicles a period during World War II when French colonial forces in Senegal conscripted young men of the Diola people and attempted to seize rice stores for soldiers back in Europe. As the tribe’s patriarchal leaders pray and make sacrifices to their gods, the women in the community refuse to yield their harvests, incurring the French army’s wrath. With a deep understanding of the oppressive forces that have shaped Senegalese history, Emitaï explores the strains that colonialism places upon cultural traditions and, in the process, discovers a people’s hidden reserves of rebellion and dignity.
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Cast
- Andongo Diabon
- Michel Renaudeau
- Robert Fontaine
- Ousmane Camara
- Ibou Camara
- Abdoulaye Diallo
- Alphonse Diatta
- Pierre Blanchard
- Cherif Tamba
- Fode Cambay
- Etienne Mané
- Joseph Diatta
- Dji Niassebaron
- Antio Bassene
- M’Bissine Thérèse Diop
Credits
- Director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Written by
- Ousmane Sembène
- Cinematography
- Georges Caristan
- Editor
- Gilbert Kikoïne
- Director of production
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
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