During World War II, a village in Casamance engaged in passive resistance by refusing to give rice to the colonial army.
In 1942, during World War II, in a village in Casamance, Senegal, the Diolas refuse outside intervention. Part of the village's men were forcibly sent to the Franco-German front. Colonel Armand and his colonial army must requisition rice to send to the troops. In France, De Gaulle succeeds Pétain, but for Africa, nothing has changed. Responsible for the harvest, the women decided this time to resist and hide the rice.
Cast
Robert Fontaine (Major), Michel Renaudeau (Lieutenant), Pierre Blanchard (Colonel), Andoujo Diahou (Sergeant), Fodé Cambay (Corporal), Ousmane Camara, Josephe Diatta, Kji Niassebanor , Kji Sibesalang, Kalifa, Etienne Mané, Anlic Bassene, Abdoulaye Diallo, Alphonse Diatta, Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Distinctions
International Film Festival of Moscow 1971 : Silver Bear Tachkent Film Festival 1972 : Grand Prize
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Directing / Screenplay
Sembene Ousmane
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Photography
Georges Caristan
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Editing
Gilbert Kikoine
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Production companies
Filmi Doomireew Production
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Technical information
95 minutes - 1.37 - 35mm - Couleur - Mono
