Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambety adapted this morality tale from Friedrich Durrenmatt's harrowing satirical play, "Der Besuch der alten Dame." What's interesting here is how well Durrenmatt's themes come through, even when translated into an entirely different culture.
The African village of Colobane becomes severely impoverished when an unknown outsider buys the main factory and closes it down. The townspeople's hopes rise when word comes that the millionairess Linguere Ramatou (Ami Diakhate), a former inhabitant of Colobane, is returning. The Mayor (Mamadou
Mahouredia Gueye) prepares a welcoming speech in praise of her and exhorts the inhabitants to be...
Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
113 mins