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Faat Kiné is a 2000 Senegalese film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, set in present-day Dakar, Senegal. It provides a critical look at modern, post-colonial Senegal and the place of women in that society. It gives a clear glimpse into life of the Senegalaise middle-class and presents present-day Dakar in all of its contradictions of poverty and wealth, tradition and modernity.
Original Release
02/11/2001
US Release
02/11/2001
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Venus Seye | Faat Kiné |
| Mame Ndoumbé | Maamy / Faat Kiné's Mother |
| Awa Sene Sarr | Mada |
| Tabata Ndiaye | Amy Kasse |
| Ndiagne Dia | Djip, Her Son / Djip / Faat Ki né's Son |
| Mariama Balde | Aby, Her Daughter / Aby / Faat Kiné's Voice Dubber |
| Ibrahima Sane | Jean |
| Ismaila Cissé | Gaye |
| Pape Faye | Bob |
| Marie Augustine Diatta | Adele |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Venus Seye | Faat Kiné |
| Mame Ndoumbé | Maamy / Faat Kiné's Mother |
| Awa Sene Sarr | Mada |
| Tabata Ndiaye | Amy Kasse |
| Ndiagne Dia | Djip, Her Son / Djip / Faat Ki né's Son |
| Mariama Balde | Aby, Her Daughter / Aby / Faat Kiné's Voice Dubber |
| Ibrahima Sane | Jean |
| Ismaila Cissé | Gaye |
| Pape Faye | Bob |
| Marie Augustine Diatta | Adele |
| Eloi Coly | Sagna |
| Maodo Diagne | Idi |
| Samba Wane | Faat Kiné's Father |
| Malick N'Diaye | Gorgui Ndoye |
| Lamine Ndiaye | Massamba Wade |
| Aida Kamara | Madame Wade |
| Joséphine Zambo | Emilie |
| Yacine Diouf | Jean's Assistant |
| A. Bernard Dieme | Alpha |
| Adama Diagne | Thiam |
