Tableau Ferraille is a 1997

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

ese film written and directed by Moussa Sene Absa. Set in a seaside town near

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...

called ''Tableau Ferraille'', or "Scrap Heap," the film depicts the political career of ambitious Daam, played by

Ismaël Lô Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo; born 1956) is a Senegalese musician and actor. Life Lô was born in Dogondoutchi, Niger on 30 August 1956, to a Senegalese father and a Nigerien mother. Shortly after Lo's birth the family returned to Senegal wh ...

, who strives to save his town from the chaos which embroils much of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

References

* Dembrow, Michael (October 1999)
Tableau Ferraille
''Michael Dembrow's Page''. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.

External links

* 1997 films Senegalese comedy-drama films Films directed by Moussa Sene Absa Films by Serer directors Films set in Senegal 1997 comedy-drama films {{FESPACO Best Cinematography Prize, state=expanded