Niaye (1964)
- Directed by
- Ousmane Sembène
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Senegal
- Runtime
- 35 min
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman in a rural Senegalese village becomes pregnant by her own father. The family tries to hide the scandal but secrets tear them apart.
starkmelancholicslow-burncontemplativegroundedseriousquietintrospective
What happens
Niaye is a 1964 Senegalese short drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Vehi-Ciosane ou Blanche-Genèse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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