Faat Kiné (2001)
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.
- Date of release
- 2001-02-11
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Ousmane Sembène
Casting
- Venus Seye — Faat Kiné
- Mame Ndoumbé Diop — Mammy, Her Mother
- Ndiagne Dia — Djip, Her Son
- Mariama Balde — Aby, Her Daughter
- Awa Sène Sarr — Mada
- Tabata Ndiaye — Amy Kasse
Interesting facts
Faat Kiné is a 2000 Senegalese film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, set in present-day Dakar, Senegal. It provides a critical look at modern, post-colonial Senegal and the place of women in that society. It gives a clear glimpse into life of the Senegalaise middle-class and presents present-day Dakar in all of its contradictions of poverty and wealth, tradition and modernity.
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