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1968 Movie Senegal, France Drama, Comedy 91 min FSK 12

By: Ousmane Sembene, Ousmane Sembène With: Makhouredia Gueye, Farba Sarr, Mamadou Cisoko, Mouss Diouf, Christoph Colomb

A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.

Filmium rating

76%

Mood

Critical

Melancholic

Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Ousmane Sembene

Ousmane Sembène

Christoph Colomb

Ynousse N'Diaye

Mamadou Cisoko

Thérèse Bas

Serigne Sow

Isseu Niang

Mustapha Ture

Younouss Seye

Moudoun Faye

Farba Sarr

Serigne N'Diayes

Mouss Diouf

Makhouredia Gueye

Makhouredia Gueye (Actor)

Ousmane Sembène (Director)

Sembène (Writer)

Adaptation

Based On Novel

Budget

Low-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Documentary-Style

Naturalistic

Neorealism

Film Movements

African Cinema

Neorealism

Narrative Structure

Linear

Slice-Of-Life

Pace

Deliberate

Reflective

Slow-Paced

Runtime

Long Runtime

Soundtrack

Diegetic Music

Traditional Senegalese Music

Style

Cinematic

Realistic

Time-Period

1960S

Central Conflict

Bureaucratic Obstacles

Obtaining Money Order

Poverty

Characters

Family Man

Neighbors

Nephew

Unemployed Man

Ending

Ambiguous

Debt

Historical Context

Neocolonialism

Post-Independence Senegal

Key Plot Points

Bureaucratic Failure

Money Order Delay

Theft By Nephew

Plot

Bureaucratic Struggle

Corruption

Poverty

Setting

Dakar

Urban Senegal

Shooting Location

Dakar

Senegal

Theme

Corruption

Family Dynamics

Neocolonialism

Poverty

Genre

Drama

Audiences

Adults

Socially Conscious Viewers

Titles

Money

The Money Order

Reception

Tashkent Prize

Venice Film Festival Award

Production Countries

France

Senegal

Release Year

1968

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