Letter from My Village (1976)
Letter from My Village (1976)
Ngor is a young man living in a Senegalese village who wishes to marry Coumba. Ongoing drought in the village has affected its crop of groundnuts and as a result, Ngor cannot afford the bride price for Coumba. He goes to Senegal's capital city, Dakar, to try to earn more money and is exploited there. He returns to the villagers and shares his experiences of the city with the other men. The story, which shows the daily lives of the villagers, is told in the form of a letter to a friend from a villager, voiced by Faye.

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Assane Faye Assane Faye As: Ngor
Maguette Gueye Maguette Gueye As: Coumba
Safi Faye Safi Faye As: Villager (voice)
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Storyline

Ngor is a young man living in a Senegalese village who wishes to marry Coumba. Ongoing drought in the village has affected its crop of groundnuts and as a result, Ngor cannot afford the bride price for Coumba. He goes to Senegal's capital city, Dakar, to try to earn more money and is exploited there. He returns to the villagers and shares his experiences of the city with the other men. The story, which shows the daily lives of the villagers, is told in the form of a letter to a friend from a villager, voiced by Faye.


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Details

Genres: Drama, Documentary

Language: Français

Release Date: 02 January 1976

Country: SN

Runtime: 98m

Company Credits

Company: Safi

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Cast

Assane Faye

Assane Faye

Ngor

Maguette Gueye

Maguette Gueye

Coumba

Safi Faye

Safi Faye

Villager (voice)

Directed By

Safi Faye

Safi Faye

Director

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Production Crew

Safi Faye

Safi Faye

Producer

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Art Department

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Other Crew

Patrick Fabry

Patrick Fabry

Cinematography

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