TOUKI BOUKI

Credits

Name: TOUKI BOUKI

Country: Senegal

Year of publication: 1973

Format: DCP

Format Canvas:

Language : OmeU

Duration: 90 Minuten

Series: 20. Afrika Film Festival Köln

Direction: Mambéty, Djibril Diop

Abstract

Mory and Anta dream of going to Paris to the "promised land". Mory is a cattle herder, but his flocks have been taken to the slaughterhouse. Since then, Mory has been drifting around the city on his motorbike, adorned with two horns in memory of his zebus. Anta is a student who lives on the fringes of society herself. The two decide to do all they can to raise enough money for their trip. TOUKI BOUKI ironically stages the split of a society between its origins and its fascination for the elsewhere. Director Djibril Diop Mambéty once again focuses on marginalised characters in order to convey a relevant vision for society.