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Mossane is a 1996 Senegalese drama film directed by Safi Faye. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Unlike some of Faye's earlier films which use a documentary style, Mossane is purely fictional.

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A beautiful 14-year-old girl has just reached marriageable age in a village in Senegal. She has many suitors; however, she is in love a poor student who has returned to the village while the university is on strike. At birth, she had been promised in marriage to Diogoye, who went away to work in France. Diogoye, who supplied her parents with many things over the years, has now sent a dowry, and asked that she be married to him in the village in his absence; she would then be sent to France.

Released: 1996-05-18105 minDir: Safi FayeDrama

Cast

  • Magou Seck as Mossane
  • Isseu Niang as Mère Mingué Diouf
  • Moustapha Yade as Samba
  • Abou Camara as Oncle Baak
  • Alioune Konaré as Fara
  • Alpha Diouph as Ngor

Themes

  • woman director

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Ratings

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7.1/10

155 votes

Year
1996
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
Wolof
Director
Safi Faye
Screenwriter
Safi Faye
Duration
105
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publication date
1998-04-08
described by source
Women Make Film
title
Mossane
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Mossane is a 1996 Senegalese drama film directed by Safi Faye. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Unlike some of Faye's earlier films which use a documentary style, Mossane is purely fictional.

==Plot== Mossane (Magou Seck) is a beautiful 14-year-old girl from a rural Serer village, beloved by many including her own brother and Fara, a poor university student. Although she has long been promised in marriage to the wealthy Diogaye, Mossane defies her parents' wishes and falls in love with Fara. On her wedding day, she refuses to marry Diogaye and tragedy ensues.

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