SENEGAL – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

MOSSANE (1996)

Jon W. — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:10:15 +0000

Mossane is a film about a beautiful 14-year-old girl from a rural Serer village, beloved by many including her own brother, and Fara, a poor university student. Although she has long been promised in marriage to the wealthy Diogaye, Mossane defies her parents’ wishes and pursues a relationship with Fara. The film shows the strength of a younger generation as they resist archaic traditions, and revels in their courage and their wish for emancipation.

Director: Safi Faye.
Writer: Safi Faye.
Stars: Magou Seck, Isseu Niang, Moustapha Yade, Abou Camara, Alioune Konaré, Alpha Diouf, Ibou N’Dong, Moussa Cissé, Medoune Seck, Mbaye Diagne, Daouda Lam, Guèye Seynabou, Cheikh Mar, Djambodj Niang, Saliou Diouf, Malick Dione, Alioune Badara Diagne, Mamadou Mahourédia Gueye, Abdou Mama Diouf, Awa Touré, Mamadou Faye, Sagana M’Baye, Anna Bob, Abasse N’Diaye, Malick Diop, Moussa Camara.
Cinematographer: Jürgen Jürges.
Composer: Yandé Codou Sène.

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MP4 | 1.59 GB | 700×456 | 25 FPS | 2000 kb/s | AAC 230 kb/s
Language: Wolof | Subtitles: English (hard) (on top of French hardsubs)

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MKV | 1.23 GB | 700×456 | 25 FPS | 1500 kb/s | AAC 230 kb/s
Language: Wolof | Subtitles: French (hard), English (soft) & Portuguese (soft)

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Note: The only copy I could find of this film out there already had burned-in French subtitles so for the hardsubbed version I tried my best to cover them with the English subs, this required a lot of re-formatting so that the English subs would have the same format of the burned ones in French (meaning if the French sub was one line English ones would be one line also) it is not possible to make it cover every single line perfectly as what you say in one language it is not possible to say it using the same amount of words in another, at least not all the time, but I think it looks pretty good and should do until a clean HD copy surfaces. Enjoy!

LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL (1999)

Jon W. — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:01:16 +0000

——UPGRADED——

Mambéty describes what would be his final film as “a hymn to the courage of street children,” but like all of his works, it is also a hymn to Senegal, to post-colonial Africa and to resourceful visionaries like the courageous girl of the title. Undaunted by poverty or handicap, the young Sili Laam leaves her blind grandmother begging in the street to seek out a better existence for them both. As the only female newspaper seller, she encounters constant obstacles along the way, yet reacts by simply standing up for herself and others. Nonchalantly fighting for equality and justice, Sili’s courage and resilience are depicted with a mix of joy and hardship, but no saccharine.

Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty. AKA The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun.
Writer: Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Stars: Lissa Balera, Moussa Baldé, Aminata Fall, Dieynaba Laam, Tayerou M’Baye, Martin N’Gom, Oumou Samb.
Cinematographer: Jacques Besse.
Composer: Wasis Diop.

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MP4 | 1.02 GB | 1332×720 | 24 FPS | 3000 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
Languages: Wolof, French | Subtitles: English (hard)

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MKV | 3.43 GB | 1920×1034 | 24 FPS | 10,300 kb/s | AC3 5.1 640 kb/s
Languages: Wolof, French | Subtitles: English (soft)

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((Upgraded with 1080p soft subbed copy on August 30th, 2025.))

FARY L’ANESSE (1988)

Jon W. — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:55:38 +0000

When Serigne Ibra finally decides to get married, he declares that his future bride must not only be a ravishing beauty, but also must not have any kind of scar or blemish on her body. Unhappily, none of the women in the village meet his criteria, until one day a mysterious woman suddenly appears.

Director: Mansour Sora Wade. AKA Fary the Donkey
Writer: Anika Mattei.
Stars: Dienaba Diallo, Mame Ndoumbé Diop, Amy Fall, Daouda Lam, Lamine N’Diaye, Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane, Seynabou Niang, Nar Sene.
Cinematographer: Pierre-Olivier Larrieu.

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KADDU BEYKAT (1976)

Jon W. — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:04:47 +0000

Ngor is a young man living in a Senegalese village who wishes to marry Columba. Ongoing drought in the village has affected its crop of groundnuts and as a result, Ngor cannot afford the bride price for Columba.

Director: Safi Faye. AKA Letter from My Village
Writer: Safi Faye.
Stars: Assane Faye, Maguette Gueye.

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MOOLAADÉ (2004)

Jon W. — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:43:42 +0000

For fear of enduring genital mutilation, a group of girls flee their own “purification” ceremony and take refuge with Collé, a woman who had spared her daughter from the same fate. Collé casts a spell to protect the girls, which causes much consternation among among the village elders. In retaliation, they confiscate all radios from the women villagers and demand that the spell be broken, but Collé nevertheless holds fast.

Director: Ousmane Sembene.
Writer: Ousmane Sembene.
Stars: Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda, Mah Compaoré, Aminata Dao, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Ousmane Konaté, Bakaramoto Sanogo, Modibo Sangaré, Joseph Traoré, Théophile Sowié, Habib Dembélé, Gustave Sorgho, Cheick Oumar Maiga, Sory Ibrahima Koïta, Aly Sanon, Moussa Sanogo, Naky Sy Savane, Stéphanie Nikiema.
Cinematographer: Dominique Gentil.
Composer: Boncana Maïga.

2004 Cannes Film Festival – Winner Un Certain Regard Award.
2004 Cannes Film Festival – Winner Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Special Mention.
2004 Chicago International Film Festival – Nominated for the Gold Hugo.

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GUELWAAR (1992)

Jon W. — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:13:59 +0000

A Catholic and a Muslim die the same day. Islamic villagers claim the body of the Muslim and bury him. But they got the Catholic’s body. He was a dissident, probably for arguing against accepting foreign. Based on a true story, a drama about African religion and African pride.

Director: Ousmane Sembene.
Writer: Ousmane Sembene.
Stars: Abou Camara, Mame Ndoumbé Diop, Ndiawar Diop, Lamine Mane, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Marie Augustine Diatta, Babacar Mbaye, Belle Mbaye, Papa Momar Mbaye, Myriam Niang, Omar Seck, Joseph Baloma Sane, Coly Mbaye, Moustapha Diop, Samba Wane,
Cinematographer: Dominique Gentil.
Composer: Baaba Maal.

1992 Venice Film Festival – Nominated for the Golden Lion.

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BADOU BOY (1970)

Jon W. — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:56:47 +0000

A sarcastic look at Senegal’s capital that followed the adventures of what the director described as a “somewhat immoral street urchin who is very much like myself”. The contest pits the non-conformist individual against an absurdly caricatured policeman who pursues the protagonist through comedically improbable scenarios. Badou Boy celebrates an urban subculture while parodying the state.

Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Writer: Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Stars: Lamine Bâ, Al Demba Ciss, Christoph Colomb, Aziz Diop Mambety.
Cinematographer: Baidy Sow.
Composer: Lalo Dramé.

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EMITAI (1971)

Jon W. — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 22:02:18 +0000

The film, Emitai, is the story of the silent resistance among a Diola tribe in West Africa in early World War II. Desiring a strong army, the French tear through villages rallying up men to be transported to France while leaving the women behind to tend to children and the elderly. The tension between the army and villagers grow when the French demand access to their rice crop. The village resistance ends in violence and uproar because rice is not only essential but also sacred to the village.

Director: Ousmane Sembene.
Writer: Ousmane Sembene.
Stars: Andongo Diabon, Robert Fontaine, Michel Renaudeau, Ousmane Camara, Pierre Blanchard, Ibou Camara, Alphonse Diatta.
Cinematographers: Georges Caristan, Michel Renaudeau.