Camp de Thiaroye (1988)

A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army return from combat and are temporarily held in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among them are charismatic Sergeant Diatta, educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a soldier left in a state of shock who can only communicate in guttural screams and grunts.

Released

1988-09-06

Genres

War, Drama

Runtime

154 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow, Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow

TMDB rating

7.5/10 from 22 votes