Touki Bouki (1973)
- Original title
- Touki-Bouki
- Directed by
- Djibril Diop Mambéty
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Senegal
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 120 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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
A young couple in Senegal dreams of leaving their lives behind and moving to Paris. They scheme to get money for the journey, but their plans lead them into unexpected situations.
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What happens
Touki Bouki (pronounced [t̺ukˑi bukˑi], Wolof for The Journey of the Hyena) is a 1973 Senegalese drama film written and directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. It was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2008, Touki Bouki was restored by the World Cinema Foundation at the Cineteca di Bologna / L'Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory. In 2022, it was ranked as the 66th greatest film of all time in the Sight and Sound Critic's Poll. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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