“Camp de Thiaroye”

Based on real events, this feature film deals with the fate of African soldiers repatriated to Dakar in 1944 after long years of military service in Europe. Instead of returning to their local communities, the soldiers are placed in a transit camp where they confront the reinstated French colonial power.
1988, Senegal, 152 minutes.
Directed by Ousmane Sembene.

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