A man loses his job as a civil servant in Dakar in this comedic drama about the economic realities of Senegal.
Banel & Adama
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- DanceAfrica Festival 2024
Banel and Adama, fiercely in love, long for a home of their own. The couple decide that they will live away from their families, and that Adama will reject his blood-duty to become chief of his village. But when Adama informs the village council of his intention, the whole community is disrupted—and the rain that is supposed to come doesn’t.
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