Mandabi (1968)
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.
- Released
- 1968-11-27
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ousmane Sembène
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 50 votes
Cast
- Makhouredia Gueye as Ibrahim Dieng
- Younousse Sèye as Méty the First Wife
- Isseu Niang as Aram the Second Wife
- Mustapha Ture as M'barka the Shopkeeper
- Mouss Diouf as Abdu the Nephew
- Christoph Colomb as Water Seller
- Farba Sarr as Mbaye Sarr the Business Agent
- Serigne N'Diayes as Iman
- Thérèse Bas as Dieng's Sister
- Mamadou Cisoko as Madiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor (uncredited)
- Moudoun Faye as Bah the Postman (uncredited)
- Ousmane Sembène as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)