Mandabi

7.1

90 minutes

11/27/1968

Overview

A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.

Cast List

Makhouredia Gueye
as Ibrahim Dieng
Ynousse N'Diaye
as Méty the First Wife
Isseu Niang
as Aram the Second Wife
Mustapha Ture
as M'barka the Shopkeeper
Mouss Diouf
as Abdu the Nephew
Christoph Colomb
as Water Seller
Farba Sarr
as Mbaye Sarr the Business Agent
Serigne N'Diayes
as Iman
Thérèse Bas
as Dieng's Sister
Mamadou Cisoko
as Madiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor (uncredited)
Moudoun Faye
as Bah the Postman (uncredited)
Ousmane Sembène
as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
Serigne Sow
as Gorgui Maïssa the 1st Neighbor (uncredited)