Camp de Thiaroye

May 26 1989 N/A 2h 37m
Drama, War

A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army are returned from combat in France and held for a temporary time in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among their numbers are Sergeant Diatta, the charismatic leader of the troop who was educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a Senegalese soldier left in a state of shock from the war and concentration camps and who can only speak in guttural screams and grunts.

Plot

In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.

Written by

Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow

Directed by

Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow

Cast

Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Ismaila Cissé

Crew

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Production Countries

Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria

Production Companies

Films Kajoor, ENAPROC - Entreprise Nationale de Production Cinématographique, Films Domireew

Languages

Wolof, English, Français, Deutsch

Awards

6 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
704
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA