Guelwaar
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ousmane Sembene
Abou Camara
Marie-augustine Diatta
Mame Ndoumbe Diop
Sadara Mbaye
Ndiawar Diop
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Confusion strikes after the mysterious death, and even more mysterious disappearance after death, of Pierre Henri Thioune (called Guelwaar, the Noble One), a political activist, philandering patriarch, and pillar of the local Christian community. To the horror of his fellow Christians, it is discovered that Guelwaar's errant corpse was misidentified and mistakenly buried in a Muslim cemetery. This sets off a tempest of bureaucratic red tape, family conflicts, and religious factionalism, culminating in a tense standoff at the disputed grave site.
Director
Ousmane Sembene
Cast
Abou Camara
Marie-augustine Diatta
Mame Ndoumbe Diop
Sadara Mbaye
Ndiawar Diop
Isseu Niang
El Hadji Ndiaye
Thierno Faty Sow
Coly Mbaye
Omar Gueye
Fatou Keita
Joseph Sane
Myriam Niang
Mbayang Gaye
Aley Niang
Babacar Mbaye
Cheikh Diongue
Thierno Ndiaye
Samba Wane
Mustapha Diop
Omar Seck
Babacar Faye
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 28, 1993
Released in United States Summer July 28, 1993
Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.
Shown at Newark Black Film Festival June 18 - July 30, 1997.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1992.
Won a gold medal prize from the 1992 Venice Film Festival.
color
dialogue Wolof and French
subtitled English
Released in United States July 28, 1993 (New York City)
Released in United States Summer July 28, 1993
