Jom

Jom (1982)

To inspire striking workers, the griot tells of a legendary prince, Dieri Dior Ndella, who sacrificed his life during colonialism, and Koura Thiaw, an entertainer who took up the cause of oppressed domestics in the 1940s, both becoming heroes to their people. Though this strangely lyrical film deals with a contemporary crisis, critic Roy Armes notes that "the film travels exuberantly through time to capture situations linked only by their common concern with the concepts of honor and dignity, the importance of keeping one's word and not being bought or corrupted.

Date of release
1982-01-01
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 20m
Director
Ababacar Samb-Makharam

Casting

Interesting facts

Jom (or The History of a People) is a 1982 Senegalese color film by Ababacar Samb Makharam.

Production

It took the director two years of archival research in both Senegal and France to weave together the historical components of the script, written in collaboration with Senegalese sociologist Babacar Sine. The final version is the fourth. It was produced with a mixed team of Western and African technicians, and a cast of professional and amateur actors including Oumar Seck and Isseu Niang from Théâtre national Daniel Sorano in Dakar.

The budget of 60 million FCFA was partly financed by a loan from the Senegalese government. The production of the film took four years due to a chronic lack of funds, and the director found himself 50 million in debt.

In 1982, the film was screened out of competition at the Semaine de la critique of the Cannes Film Festival, and was screened at the Paris International Third World Film Festival, as well as at the Mogadishu Pan-African and Arab Film Festival (Mogpaafis).

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