

2023·Drama·1h 27m
7.1
★










Chaos ensues shortly after a young man in a remote village in northern Senegal refuses to accept his role as the new village chief.
Directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy

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Cast

Khady Mane
Banel

Mamadou Diallo
Adama
Crew

Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Director

Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Screenplay

Vincent Tricon
Editor

Olivier Père
Co-Producer
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Kay DeePRO
7.0★ · 03/18/26

The plot of the movie is pretty good, but every third image is this movie is one of the most beautifully composed scenes I’ve ever seen! Also whoever did the cinematography and lighting deserves a thousand Oscars! Black skin looks so beautiful and rich here!
The imagery/magical realism aspect gets kinda wild and I am not ENTIRELY sure what the ending means for the central couple, but I do like the character building that occurs here and I love seeing a complex, not entirely likeable Black female character. It’s astounding that the acting is all from first time actors because they really give great performances. I am definitely looking forward to seeing the next movie from Ramata-Toulaye Sy because this was so rich and lovely.
March Around The World 2026 - Senegal
The imagery/magical realism aspect gets kinda wild and I am not ENTIRELY sure what the ending means for the central couple, but I do like the character building that occurs here and I love seeing a complex, not entirely likeable Black female character. It’s astounding that the acting is all from first time actors because they really give great performances. I am definitely looking forward to seeing the next movie from Ramata-Toulaye Sy because this was so rich and lovely.
March Around The World 2026 - Senegal
The plot of the movie is pretty good, but every third image is this movie is one of the most beautifully composed scenes I’ve ever seen! Also whoever did the cinematography and lighting deserves a thousand Oscars! Black skin looks so beautiful and rich here!
The imagery/magical realism aspect gets kinda wild and I am not ENTIRELY sure what the ending means for the central couple, but I do like the character building that occurs here and I love seeing a complex, not entirely likeable Black female character. It’s astounding that the acting is all from first time actors because they really give great performances. I am definitely looking forward to seeing the next movie from Ramata-Toulaye Sy because this was so rich and lovely.
March Around The World 2026 - Senegal
The imagery/magical realism aspect gets kinda wild and I am not ENTIRELY sure what the ending means for the central couple, but I do like the character building that occurs here and I love seeing a complex, not entirely likeable Black female character. It’s astounding that the acting is all from first time actors because they really give great performances. I am definitely looking forward to seeing the next movie from Ramata-Toulaye Sy because this was so rich and lovely.
March Around The World 2026 - Senegal
zoekravitzlover911
8.0★ · 05/10/25

agréablement surpris par cette petite merveille, ce lien amoureux qui cherche à se libérer des coutumes et traditions ethniques est vraiment super, la mise en scène est vraiment très bien et la photographie est sublime.
maintenant j’aimerais comprendre la critique de l’auteure, si elle cherche a démontrer les méfaits du rejet des traditions afin de souligner son rôle majeur dans l’équilibre d’une communauté, a travers l’émergence des catastrophes naturelles, ou tout simplement faire de son film une satire de la société très conservatrice, rien que dans le rôle de la femme qui est la uniquement pour procréer une descendance ou encore le fait d’imposer le rôle de chef du village au jeune Adama, en raison de son lien hiérarchique.
maintenant j’aimerais comprendre la critique de l’auteure, si elle cherche a démontrer les méfaits du rejet des traditions afin de souligner son rôle majeur dans l’équilibre d’une communauté, a travers l’émergence des catastrophes naturelles, ou tout simplement faire de son film une satire de la société très conservatrice, rien que dans le rôle de la femme qui est la uniquement pour procréer une descendance ou encore le fait d’imposer le rôle de chef du village au jeune Adama, en raison de son lien hiérarchique.
agréablement surpris par cette petite merveille, ce lien amoureux qui cherche à se libérer des coutumes et traditions ethniques est vraiment super, la mise en scène est vraiment très bien et la photographie est sublime.
maintenant j’aimerais comprendre la critique de l’auteure, si elle cherche a démontrer les méfaits du rejet des traditions afin de souligner son rôle majeur dans l’équilibre d’une communauté, a travers l’émergence des catastrophes naturelles, ou tout simplement faire de son film une satire de la société très conservatrice, rien que dans le rôle de la femme qui est la uniquement pour procréer une descendance ou encore le fait d’imposer le rôle de chef du village au jeune Adama, en raison de son lien hiérarchique.
maintenant j’aimerais comprendre la critique de l’auteure, si elle cherche a démontrer les méfaits du rejet des traditions afin de souligner son rôle majeur dans l’équilibre d’une communauté, a travers l’émergence des catastrophes naturelles, ou tout simplement faire de son film une satire de la société très conservatrice, rien que dans le rôle de la femme qui est la uniquement pour procréer une descendance ou encore le fait d’imposer le rôle de chef du village au jeune Adama, en raison de son lien hiérarchique.
paixa1312
6.0★ · 10/27/24

O que é viver entre amar sua mulher e querer dedicar integralmente sua vida ao sonho ou aceitar a pressão social do mundo, seguir o que desejam que você faça enquanto você observa todos os problemas que supostamente ocorrem por você não ceder? O que é deixar de amar seu esposo, ser taxada de louca por não querer engravidar muito menos seguir as regras da comunidade e querer morar distante a ela com seu amor? O que é ver seu amor te frustrar/se frustrar, pelo que você quer, pelo que você espera e pelo que você deseja? E como seguir pelas contradições e violências simbólicas que sua vida vos oferece?
O que é viver entre amar sua mulher e querer dedicar integralmente sua vida ao sonho ou aceitar a pressão social do mundo, seguir o que desejam que você faça enquanto você observa todos os problemas que supostamente ocorrem por você não ceder? O que é deixar de amar seu esposo, ser taxada de louca por não querer engravidar muito menos seguir as regras da comunidade e querer morar distante a ela com seu amor? O que é ver seu amor te frustrar/se frustrar, pelo que você quer, pelo que você espera e pelo que você deseja? E como seguir pelas contradições e violências simbólicas que sua vida vos oferece?
Emma
7.0★ · 09/05/23

Esthétiquement il est incroyable du premier jusqu'au dernier plan
Esthétiquement il est incroyable du premier jusqu'au dernier plan
Zoe
9.0★ · 02/14/26
