Little Senegal
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rachid Bouchareb
Sotigui Kouyate
Sharon Hope
Roschdy Zem
Karim Koussein Traore
Adetoro Makinde
Film Details
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Synopsis
Alloune worked in the History of Slavery Museum on the island of Goree, Senegal for more than 30 years. Not long retired, this 65-year-old widower decides to go on a trip to the USA to try and trace his ancestors who were sold as slaves to the New World more than 200 years ago. Alloune's nephew, Hassan, lives in "Little Senegal", a Senegalese community that has settled in West Harlem. Alloune soon learns that, in Harlem, all black people are by no means the same, but he refuses to feel discouraged. After a lengthy search Alloune tracks down a 'cousin' named Ida Robinson who owns a newspaper stall on a street corner. Quickly learning how embittered his distant relative seems to be, Alloune decides not to tell her of his reasons for coming to America. A misunderstanding, however, leads Ida to offer him a job. In this way, Alloune launches himself into Ida's life and, as he gradually gains a better picture of her circumstances, Ida herself begins to thaw...
Director
Rachid Bouchareb
Cast
Sotigui Kouyate
Sharon Hope
Roschdy Zem
Karim Koussein Traore
Adetoro Makinde
Adja Diarra
Malaaika Lacario
Crew
Allen Bain
Rachid Bouchareb
Safy Boutella
Safy Boutella
Jean Brehat
Benoît Chamaillard
Benoît Chamaillard
Sandrine Deegen
Jason Kliot
Philippe Lecoeur
Olivier Lorelle
Pierre Matard
Eric Mcginty
Anna Park
Youcef Sahradui
Youcef Sahraoui
Joice Lee Stewart
Joana Vicente
Film Details
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Released in United States 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Released in United States November 2001
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 19 - November 11, 2001.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.
Completed shooting May 1, 2000.
Began shooting March 1, 2000.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 19 - November 11, 2001.)
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Showcase) November 1-11, 2001.)
