Mandabi

Duration: 90

Year Published: 1970

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Political allegory and social comedy are intertwined in this story about a poor man in Senegal who receives a money order from his nephew in Paris for 250 francs. This dubious windfall threatens to destroy the traditional fabric of his life as he confronts the greed and cupidity of neighbors, friends and government bureaucrats. (Does not circulate)

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