Underplayed Gems

Amma, les aveugles de Dakar (2006)

Amma, les aveugles de Dakar poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
Senegal, France
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How it feels

The film follows blind beggars who gather at a mosque in Dakar during Friday prayer. It shows how they use songs, sermons, and their disability to earn alms, revealing their daily struggle and dignity.

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What happens

Amma, les aveugles de Dakar est un documentaire franco-sénégalais réalisé par Mamadou Sellou Diallo, sorti en 2006. Le jeune Astou, le patriarche Mawdo, l’enfant Kiné, font partie des aveugles mendiants qui prennent d’assaut la grande mosquée de mon quartier lors de la prière du vendredi. Organisés, leur infirmité, leurs chants et leurs sermons sont les armes dont ils usent pour plus d’aumône. Le film veut capter ce combat et entrer dans le mystère de ces aveugles, comme Baudelaire l’a fait dans son poème éponyme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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