CAMP DE THIAROYE

## CAMP DE THIAROYE

Sunday, September 17

7:40

Senegal, 1988

Directed by Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow

Starring Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Ismaël Lô, Philippe Chamelat

Screenplay by Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow

In French, English, and Wolof with English subtitles

Approx. 153 min. 35mm.

"A magisterial critique of the colonial mentality" – J. Hoberman. Based on an actual historical incident. In 1944, African infantrymen, back from slugging it out with the Nazis and liberating Paris, relax in a transit camp in Senegal; but as they gag on inedible food and wonder what happened to that back pay, they realize "transit" should read "prison," and "war heroes" should read "uppity natives." And then things get worse. Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival.

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