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Letter from My Village

7.5(2)19761h 38m1

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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Status
Released
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Language
French
  • woman director

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Safi Faye

Writers

Safi Faye

Produced in

Senegal

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne Internaitonal Film Festival3 Aug 2023
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical20 Oct 1976
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival1 Jun 1976
  • SenegalSN

    • Theatrical2 Jan 1976

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Letter from My Village was released on 2 January 1976.

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