Guelwaar / producteur délegué, Filmi Doomireew Dakar (Sénégal) ; Jacques Perrin, Sembène Ousmane ; un film de Sembène Ousmane.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007, director, producer, author.

Perrin, Jacques, 1941-2022, producer.

Seck, Omar, actor.

Mall, Baaba, composer.

Films Domirev (Firm), producer.

Galatée Films, producer.

France 3 cinéma (Firm), producer.

Channel Four (Great Britain), producer.

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, producer.

New Yorker Films, distributor.

Language:

English

French

Wolof

Subjects (All):

Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007--Film adaptations.

Sembène, Ousmane.

Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

Ethnic relations.

Senegal--Ethnic relations--Drama.

Senegal.

Senegal--Social conditions--Drama.

Senegal--Economic conditions--Drama.

Motion pictures, African.

Genre:

Feature films.

Motion pictures, African.

Film adaptations.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (115 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New Yorker Films, 1999.

Language Note:

In French and Wolof with English subtitles.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

When Guelwaar, a political activist against foreign aid to Senegal, and a Christian, is mistakenly buried in a Muslim cemetery, family members, political and religious leaders become embroiled in the dispute.

Participant:

Omar Seck, Ndiawar Diop, Mame Ndoumbe Diop, Isseu Niang, Thierno Niaye.

Credits:

Photography, Dominique Gentil ; editor, Marie-Aimee Debril ; music, Baaba Mall.

Notes:

"Une coproduction Sénégale-Française, Doomireew, Galatée Films, Fr3 Films Production, Channel IV, WDR."

At head of title: New Yorker Films Video.

Originally produced as a motion picture, 1992.

Based on the novel of the same title by Ousmane Sembene.

OCLC:

43904882