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Letter from My Village

★ 8.0 (1 votes) | 1976 | 1h 38m
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Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date January 2, 1976
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production Safi

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