Borom Sarret

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name = Borom Sarret


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director = Ousmane Sembene
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writer = Ousmane Sembene
narrator = Ousmane Sembene
starring = Ly Abdoulay
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released = 12 January, 1969 (USA)
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country = flagicon|SenegalSenegal
language = French
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imdb_id = 0060183

"Borom Sarret" (1966) is the first film by Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene. It is often considered the first film ever made in Africa by a black African. It is twenty minutes long and tells a story about a cart driver in Dakar. The film illustrates the poverty in Africa, showing that independence has not solved the problems of its people. [David Bordwell and Kriston Thompson, "Film History: An Introduction", 2e (McGraw Hill, 2003), p. 548.]

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