Little Senegal (2001)
- Directed by
- Rachid Bouchareb
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Algeria, Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Senegalese man travels to the United States to find the descendants of his enslaved ancestors. He lands in a tight-knit Senegalese immigrant community in Harlem, where he confronts the legacy of slavery and the modern realities of diaspora life.
contemplativepoignantslow-pacedobservationalmelancholicearthythoughtful
What happens
Little Senegal is a 2001 Algerian film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was Algeria's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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