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Ousmane Sembène
Ousmane Sembène (January 1, 1923 — June 9, 2007), often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "Father of African film."
Known For | Writing |
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Most Rating | 2.575 |
Birthday | 1923-01-01 |
Place of Birth | Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal |
Also Known As | Ousmane Sembene, 우스만 셈벤, |
![Black Girl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hYYAk9I9KkscSr8DC30KyDjzsVu.jpg)
1966
![Black Girl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hYYAk9I9KkscSr8DC30KyDjzsVu.jpg)
Black Girl
7.4/121
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marg...
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Black Girl
![Outsiders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/etYZJDjlFDFWEl57RiurNUiqwXV.jpg)
1977
![Outsiders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/etYZJDjlFDFWEl57RiurNUiqwXV.jpg)
Outsiders
6.9/30
The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba...
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![Sembène: The Making of African Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wUWePPQuKJUrFnoO4kyzvCnJL4q.jpg)
1994
![Sembène: The Making of African Cinema](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wUWePPQuKJUrFnoO4kyzvCnJL4q.jpg)
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
9/2
Senegalese documentary about the country's most famous film-maker - Ousmane Sembène. The groundbreaking director explains his philosophy, politics an...
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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
![Marseille après la guerre](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2023
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Marseille après la guerre
0/0
The film uses a collection of post-World War II black & white photographs to portray the dockworkers of Marseilles, many of whom were of African desce...
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![Sembene!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bqMap1okdj1eXFKZaMGTYPIByjR.jpg)
2015
![Sembene!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bqMap1okdj1eXFKZaMGTYPIByjR.jpg)
Sembene!
7/8
Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.
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Sembene!
![Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/r438KsK9aI3HXD0FnajDuAhLdWN.jpg)
1981
![Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/r438KsK9aI3HXD0FnajDuAhLdWN.jpg)
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
0/0
Paulin Vieyra captures Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest filmmakers of Africa, during the filming of Ceddo. L’Envers du Decor was completed after f...
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![Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2AiWj613muOhgXv3cnlRnMAj1C.jpg)
2014
![Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2AiWj613muOhgXv3cnlRnMAj1C.jpg)
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
6/1
Portrait of Tahar Chériaa. Founder of the first african cinefestival and father of panafricanism.
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![Mandabi](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8L5GJMgWUfyuIwtKSvoa7Ovejk3.jpg)
1968
![Mandabi](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8L5GJMgWUfyuIwtKSvoa7Ovejk3.jpg)
Mandabi
7/37
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family me...
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