City of Contrasts

City of Contrasts

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19690h 22minDocumentary MoviesFrançais, Wolof
5.3

Plot

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.

WriterDjibril Diop Mambéty
DirectorDjibril Diop Mambéty
ActorDjibril Diop Mambéty, Inge Hirschnitz
CountrySenegal
ProductionStudio Kankourama