SENEGAL · 1966

Black Girl

Ousmane Sembène
Senegalese Cinema france exploitation work suicide southern france
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Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

Year1966
CountrySenegal
DirectorOusmane Sembène
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