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Le Mandat is a senegalais film of genre Drama directed by Ousmane Sembène released in france in DVD on 15 march 2005 with Mouss Diouf
Le Mandat (1968)
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Add to a movie listLe Mandat est un film franco-sénégalais réalisé par Ousmane Sembène et sorti en 1968, dont le scénario adapte le roman éponyme du metteur en scène et qui a reçu le Prix de la critique internationale à la Mostra de Venise.
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Le jour où le facteur apporte à Ibrahima Dieng un mandat de 25 000 francs CFA de la part de son neveu, immigré à Paris, Ibrahima se montre généreux. Dans le quartier la nouvelle se répand et il aide sa famille et ses voisins, mais sans carte d'identité la poste refuse de lui remettre l'argent, ce qui est l'origine d'un long parcours du combattant dans les méandres de l'administration sénégalaise.Actors
Mouss Diouf
(Abdu the Nephew)
Ousmane Sembène
(Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited))
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