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SENEGAL · 1964

Niaye

Ousmane Sembène
Senegalese Cinema teenage pregnancy scandal short film
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Synopsis

Adapted from "Vehi-Ciosane ou Blanche-Genèse," this short drama portrays a Senegalese village thrown into crisis by the pregnancy of a young girl, revealing deeper patterns of moral and social breakdown.

Year1964
CountrySenegal
DirectorOusmane Sembène
MovementSenegalese Cinema
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