Battu
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Cheikh Oumar Sissoko
Isaach Debankolt
Danny Glover
Juliette Ba
Felicite Wouassi
Makena Diop
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Synopsis
In the modern Senegalese cityof Dakar, the blind Saar and other begging poor impinge on the success of the tourist industry. But, ironically, they fulfill a necessary function for devout Muslims offering alms to the poor in exchange for personal wealth. The agitated Minister of Public Health and Sanitation imposes a novel way of eliminating the problem. His assistant Keba is given the job of organizing extreme military action against the poor and homeless, and shipping them out to a village in the country. This violence, mirrored by news reports of African immigrants being beaten in Paris, generates opposition, particularly from the socially aware, militant daughter of the minister and from Saar, who attempts to politicize and organize action among the ghetto poor, with surprising results.
Director
Cheikh Oumar Sissoko
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 24 - December 10, 2000.
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.
35mm
color
