Contras' City (1969)
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.
- Date of release
- 1969-01-01
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Djibril Diop Mambéty
Casting
Interesting facts
Contras'city is a Senegalese 1968 short documentary film.
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