''Mossane'' is a 1996 Senegalese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Safi Faye
Safi Faye (born November 22, 1943) is a Senegalese film director and ethnologist.Petrolle, p. 177. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film, ''Kaddu Beykat'', which was released in 1975. She ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1996 Cannes Film Festival
The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996 in film, 1996. The Palme d'Or went to ''Secrets & Lies (film), Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh.
The festival opened with ''Ridicule (film), Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and cl ...
.
Unlike some of Faye's earlier films which use a
documentary style, ''Mossane'' is purely fictional.
Plot
Mossane (Magou Seck) is a beautiful 14-year-old girl from a rural
Serer village, beloved by many including her own brother and Fara, a poor university student. Although she has long been promised in marriage to the wealthy Diogaye, Mossane defies her parents' wishes and falls in love with Fara. On her wedding day, she refuses to marry Diogaye and tragedy ensues.
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Cast
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Abou Camara as Oncle Baak
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Moussa Cissé
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Mbaye Diagne
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Alpha Diouf as Ngor
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Alioune Konaré as Fara
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Daouda Lam
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Ibou N'Dong
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Isseu Niang as Mere Mingue Diouf
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Magou Seck as Mossane
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Medoune Seck
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Guèye Seynabou
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Moustapha Yade as Samba
References
External links
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1996 films
1996 drama films
Films directed by Safi Faye
Wolof-language films
Films about the Serer people
Films scored by Yandé Codou Sène
Senegalese drama films
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