Mandabi [videorecording] = The money order / Filmi Domireve, Dakar [and] Comptoir français du film production, Robert de Nesle, Paris níolen di vone ; bíndí misen ní Usman Semben ; directeuri productionbi, Jean Maumy, Paul S. Vieyra
Makuredia Guey, Yunus Ndiay, Isseu Niang, Mustafa Ture, Farba Sar.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, NTSC.
AFA copy 39088016061798 gift from Janet Stanley.
Summary:
"This story of a man who receives a money order and, in his attempts to cash it, encounters an intimidating barrage of Third World bureaucracy, becomes a witty, masterful portrait of an ancient civilization in the throes of change. Receiving the dubious windfall at first seems a blessing to Ibrahima Dieng, who lives with his two wives and their seven children. However, as the tale unfolds, the seemingly easy transaction threatens to destroy the traditional fabric of his life. Quickly, the whole neighborhood becomes aware of it, the wives buy provisions on credit, their parents ask for a share and people try to extort him for money - all the while, his attempts to cash the piece of paper turn futile."--Container.
