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Black Girl is a film of genre Drama directed by Ousmane Sembène released in USA on 12 january 1969 with Ousmane Sembène
Black Girl (1966)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 january 1969
Length 1h5
Directed by Ousmane Sembène
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Rating73%
Black Girl is a 1966 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène, starring Mbissine Thérèse Diop. Its original French title is La Noire de..., which means "The black girl of...", as in "someone's black girl". The film centers on a young Senegalese woman who moves from Senegal to France to work for a rich French couple. It was the director's first feature-length film. It is often considered the first Sub-Saharan African film by an African filmmaker to receive international attention.
Synopsis
Diouana, a young Senegalese woman, moves from Dakar, Senegal to Antibes, France to work for a rich French couple. In France, Diouana hopes to continue her former nanny job and anticipates a cosmopolitan lifestyle. But from her arrival in Antibes, Diouana experiences harsh treatment from the couple, who force her to work as a full servant. She becomes increasingly aware of her constrained and alienated situation and starts to question her life in France.Actors
Ousmane Sembène
(The Teacher (uncredited))
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
(Diouana)
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