Faat Kiné was abandoned by her husband with her two children. Alone, she will raise and guide them, through courageous efforts, until they reach the baccalaureate.
Through the intertwined portraits of three generations of women, Ousmane Sembène depicts a Senegalese society undergoing profound changes. Faat Kiné, her mother Mami, and her daughter Aby. Kiné manages a gas station and lives alone with her two children. At forty years old, she refuses to succumb to the stigma faced by single mothers and climbs the ladder of success in a male-dominated field.
Cast
Venus Seye (Faat Kiné), Mame Ndoumbé (Mami), Ndiagne Dia (Djip), Mariama Balde (Aby), Awa Sène Sarr (Mada), Tabata Ndiaye (Amy Kasse)
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Directing / Screenplay
Sembene Ousmane
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Photography
Dominique Gentil
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Original Score
Yandé Codou Sene
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Editing
Kahéna Attia Riveill
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Production companies
Filmi Doomireew Production
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Technical information
90 minutes - 1.66 - 35mm - Couleur - Mono
