Wasis Diop Movies

  • 1992
    Hyenas

    Hyenas

    Hyenas

    71992HD

    A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years...

    Hyenas
  • 2010
    A Screaming Man

    A Screaming Man

    A Screaming Man

    6.22010HD

    Adam Ousmane is a pool attendant at a local resort. When the new managers decide to downsize, Adam loses his job to his own son, Abdel. Shattered by...

    A Screaming Man
  • 2013
    A Thousand Suns

    A Thousand Suns

    A Thousand Suns

    6.7142013HD

    In 1972, Djibril Diop Mambety shoots "Touki Bouki." Mory and Anta are in love. Two young lovers share the same dream: to leave Dakar for Paris. At...

    A Thousand Suns
  • 2006
    Dry Season

    Dry Season

    Dry Season

    72006HD

    Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals. Outraged by the news, Gumar...

    Dry Season
  • 2021
    Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

    Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

    Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

    6.82021HD

    On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria....

    Lingui: The Sacred Bonds
  • 1999
    The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun

    The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun

    The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun

    6.71999HD

    A young girl with a physical disability arrives in Dakar and challenges the convention of boys selling newspapers on the street.

    The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun
  • 2013
    Grigris

    Grigris

    Grigris

    6.22013HD

    Souleymane, 25, dreams of being a dancer in spite of having a paralyzed leg. At nightclubs, he transforms into the beloved dancer Grigris, impressing...

    Grigris
  • 2016
    Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy

    Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy

    Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy

    5.92016HD

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

    Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy
  • 2002
    L'amour interdit

    L'amour interdit

    L'amour interdit

    02002HD

    Eve falls in love with Sébastien, one of the chefs in her husband's restaurant, but risks the scorn and contempt of her friends and relatives...

    L'amour interdit
  • 1993
    Samba Traoré

    Samba Traoré

    Samba Traoré

    5.61993HD

    Samba (Bakary Sangare) has returned unannounced to his home village, bringing with him a suitcase full of money. Despite his protests that this is...

    Samba Traoré
  • 2009
    Atlantiques

    Atlantiques

    Atlantiques

    6.22009HD

    Short lo-fi film set in Senegal. Mostly focussing on a group of Senegalese youths, discussing their hopes and fears concerning the crossing of the...

    Atlantiques
  • 1998
    TGV

    TGV

    TGV

    6.71998HD

    The TGV? No, it is not the famous French high-speed train, but instead the rickety and colourful bus operated, driven, repaired and, if need be,...

    TGV
  • 2012
    Joe Ouakam

    Joe Ouakam

    Joe Ouakam

    02012HD

    A day with the artist Joe Ouakam.

    Joe Ouakam
  • 2004
    Un amour d'enfant

    Un amour d'enfant

    Un amour d'enfant

    02004HD

    Despite the difference in their upbringings and family lives, five young children become friends. Omar is in love with Yacine, a pretty, intelligent...

    Un amour d'enfant
  • 2011
    One Step Forward

    One Step Forward

    One Step Forward

    02011HD

    A small craftsman disappears, his brother, a grocer, searches for him and… to his surprise, he finds a misappropriation of Humanitarian Aid!...

    One Step Forward
  • 2011
    Indochina, Traces of a Mother

    Indochina, Traces of a Mother

    Indochina, Traces of a Mother

    02011HD

    Indochina: Through the story of Christophe, a 58 year old Afro-Vietnamese man, the film tells the story of African colonial soldiers fighting for the...

    Indochina, Traces of a Mother
  • 1975
    Les Princes Noirs de St. Germain-Des-Prés

    Les Princes Noirs de St. Germain-Des-Prés

    Les Princes Noirs de St. Germain-Des-Prés

    101975HD

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

    Les Princes Noirs de St. Germain-Des-Prés
  • 1998
    L'Onzième Commandement

    L'Onzième Commandement

    L'Onzième Commandement

    01998HD

    The perpetrator of a murder refuses to denounce himself, which results in the conviction of one of his friends. On leaving prison, 20 years later, he...

    L'Onzième Commandement
  • 1986
    The Mask

    The Mask

    The Mask

    01986HD

    Bejo, 12 years old, lives with his brother Mario, a sculptor. Having heard the news on the radio his dream is to see the Bissau carnival, but he has...

    The Mask