Kaddu Beykat (1975)

Directed by

Safi Faye

Genre

drama film

Country

Senegal

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A romance unfolds among the daily routines of people in a rural Senegalese village. The film shows their work, relationships, and the challenges they face.

observationalquietreflectiveintimateearthyslow-pacedserene

What happens

Kaddu Beykat (Serer: "Voice of the Peasant"; also known as Lettre paysanne or Letter from My Village) is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Safi Faye. It was the first feature film made by a Black African woman to be commercially distributed and brought international recognition for its director. Centred on a romance, it chronicles the daily lives of people in a rural Senegalese village. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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