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Tableau ferraille

Moussa Sene Absa | France | 1997 | 100' | | IFFR 1997

Tableau Ferraille is a working-class area about ten kilometres outside the Senegalese capital Dakar. It is on the coast and is populated by fishermen, but despite the coconut trees and colourful boats, it is no paradise. Proof of this is provided every day as the men and women set out to scrape together the bare necessities of life, an increasingly difficult task. Not least because of the large families. Living in sheds of corrugated iron and wood scraps, the quest for money is a real obsession. For some it is pure need, others strive for an increasingly luxurious existence. In this way the various characters slowly reveal their personalities: material interests sometimes count more than love, friendship, faith, honesty… The film concentrates on the impossible love between Daam and Gagnesiri in an Africa that is plagued by social problems.

Film details

Countries of production
France, Senegal
Year
1997
Festival edition
IFFR 1997
Length
100"
Medium/Format
35mm

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