Utah Film SocietyMandabi – Virtual Screening

Mandabi

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.

Directed by: Ousmane Sembene
Senegal / NR/ 91 min /Drama / 1968
Starring: Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N’Diaye, Isseu Niang
From the Director of: MANDABI, BLACK GIRL, EMITAI, XALA, CEDDO
Wolof and French with English subtitles |

“Sembne’s approach is spare, laconic, slightly ironic and never patronizing..” — New York Times

“Sembene is clearly at his best when trusting in cinema’s powers of observation…” —​ Slant Magazine

“A breakthrough film for Sembene.” —​ TV Guide

Cost: $12.00

Instructions:
Screen Mandabi at home with your family, and invite your friends to watch the same showtime wherever they are. Watch it. Feel it. Chat about it. Together!

Screenings are good for 48 hours from the time you start watching, with some exceptions that extend longer. Purchase screening tickets at https://slfsathome.org/main/mandabi.