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Contras' City

Jan 1, 1969 · 22m
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Documentary

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A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop Mambéty) and a French woman, Inge Hirschnitz. As we travel through the city in a picturesque horse drawn wagon, we chaotically rush into this and that popular neighborhood of the capital, discovering contrast after contrast: A small African community waiting at the Church's door, Muslims praying on the sidewalk, the Rococo architecture of the Government buildings, the modest stores of the craftsmen near the main market.

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CAST

Djibril Diop Mambéty
Inge Hirschnitz
Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty

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Status
Released
Original language
WO
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—
Revenue
—
Production
Studio Kankourama
Country
SN

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