Best movies of Ousmane Sembene

Actors : Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.

Actors : Anne-Marie Jelinek, Momar Nar Sene, Robert Fontaine, Mbissine Thérèse Diop,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.

Actors : Venus Seye, Mame Ndoumbé, Ndiagne Dia, Mariama Balde,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.

Actors : Isseu Niang, Serigne N'Diayes, Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

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...

Actors : Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Thierno Leye, Fatim Diagne,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed. White money still controls the ...

Actors : Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

The Ceddo try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap ...

Actors : Abou Camara, Moustapha Diop, Marie Augustine Diatta, Mame Ndoumbé Diop,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor. A satiric portrayal of religion and politics, sometimes humorous, sometimes ...

Actors : Andongo Diabon, Robert Fontaine, Michel Renaudeau, Ousmane Camara,
Directors : Ousmane Sembene,

As World War II is going on in Europe, a conflict arises between the French and the Diola-speaking tribe of Africa, prompting the village women to organize their men to sit beneath a tree to pray.