Big City (1972)
- Directed by
- Mahama Johnson Traoré
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Senegal
- Runtime
- 45 min
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film looks at the lives of rural Senegalese people who move to Dakar. It shows the challenges and realities they face in the big city.
observationalgroundedsocialrestrainedeverydayunflinchingpoignant
What happens
Reou-Takh (Big City) is a 1972 film directed by Senegalese director Mahama Johnson Traoré. The title refers to the name given to Dakar by rural Senegalese people. It was the first Senegalese film to be completely banned in its country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Contras'city (1968)
Touki Bouki (1973)
Iso lo (1994)
Geti Tey (1979)
Kaddu Beykat (1975)
Et la neige n'était plus (1965)
Come and Work (1979)
Hos os i Bangladesh (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.