214841
214841

Contras' City

1969-01-01
6
wo 22m
Documentary
A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop Mambéty) and a French woman, Inge Hirschnitz. As we travel through the city in a picturesque horse drawn wagon, we chaotically rush into this and that popular neighborhood of the capital, discovering contrast after contrast: A small African community waiting at the Church's door, Muslims praying on the sidewalk, the Rococo architecture of the Government buildings, the modest stores of the craftsmen near the main market.

Script Supervisor

Inge Hirschnitz

Sound

Dovidis

Original Music Composer

Djimbo Kouyaté

Director of Photography

Georges Bracher

Screenplay

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Editor

Marino Rio

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Senegal

Companies

  • Studio Kankourama