Senegal Movies

In his village, where bread is scarce, Ousseynou, a former fisherman, finds stability by selling stale bread. The opening of his sister-in-law's...

The traditional struggle, known as Lamb in Wolof, which recalls the Greco-Roman struggle, is a popular national sport in Senegal. It has special...

In 2013, former Chadian dictator Hissein Habré’s arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat for the survivors of his regime. ...

For the benefit of their community, two children want to hand over to the authorities a precious stone discovered in an archaeological site. They...

Xalil and Yamis, married for several years, are experiencing a tragedy that has turned their lives upside down. The tragic loss of their only...

Haunted by the death of her mother, a young woman drifting through Dakar crosses paths with a secretive sisterhood of soul-eating women — the...

A satire about young African men arriving in the district of Saint Germain des Prés in Paris during the 70s.

A young boy from an affluent family has the experience of a lifetime after his first day of school.

With unprecedented access and dynamic 16mm cinematography, Touba reveals a different face of Islam by chronicling Sufi Muslims’ annual...

During a vacation in Bordeaux, Lili, 4, and her brothers, aged 9 and 20, find themselves left to their own devices when their flamboyant mother...

Thierry, a world-famous cyclist, meets Fae, a sex worker, on his holiday in Senegal, and they sense in each other the love they seek. However,...

Senegalese documentary about the country's most famous film-maker - Ousmane Sembène. The groundbreaking director explains his philosophy,...

When his novel Bound to violence was published in 1968 by the Editions du Seuil, Yambo Ouologuem was still a young Malian writer, a complete stranger...

Forty-year-old Babou Diop lives with his son Sada, his wife Coumba and a sheep they raise in the house. At nine, Sada ends up forming a very strong...

Ramatoulaye, a 50-year-old teacher, has been married to lawyer Modou Fall for 25 years. The couple is very close and happy. When her husband takes a...

The Bamako Express takes more than 36 hours to connect Dakar to Bamako, about 1200 kilometers. During this crossing from West to East, multiple...

Dyma and Tina, an actor and make-up artist from neighboring villages, share a love life in town. When he learns that his father gave him away for...

The Senegal River forms the national border between Mauritania and Senegal. In 1989, war broke out between these countries, along and around the...