Rokhaya Niang

The Price of Forgiveness (2001)

Mythical story about a fishing village on the south coast of Senegal. Two men in the village are both in love with the same beautiful girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mansour Sora Wade
CAST:  Hubert Koundé  •  Gora Seck  •  Alioune Ndiaye  •  Nar Sene

Mythical story about a fishing village on the south coast of Senegal. Two men in the village are both in love with the same beautiful girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mansour Sora Wade
CAST:  Hubert Koundé  •  Gora Seck  •  Alioune Ndiaye  •  Nar Sene

Madame Brouette (2002)

Mati, a divorced mother of a young daughter, makes a living selling bric-a-bric from a wheelbarrow and dreams of opening a snack bar. But she falls for the charms of Naago, a cop, and it's only when the Tajaboom festival (at which women and men switch roles) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moussa Sène Absa
CAST:  Rokhaya Niang  •  Aboubacar Sadikh Ba  •  Kadiatou Sy  •  Ndeye Seneba Seck

Mati, a divorced mother of a young daughter, makes a living selling bric-a-bric from a wheelbarrow and dreams of opening a snack bar. But she falls for the charms of Naago, a cop, and it's only when the Tajaboom festival (at which women and men switch roles) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moussa Sène Absa
CAST:  Rokhaya Niang  •  Aboubacar Sadikh Ba  •  Kadiatou Sy  •  Ndeye Seneba Seck

Angel (2018)

Thierry, a world-famous cyclist, meets Fae, a sex worker, on his holiday in Senegal, and they sense in each other the love they seek. However, Thierry's career disgrace and Fae's refusal to register with the authorities threaten their dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koen Mortier
CAST:  Vincent Rottiers  •  Fatou N'Diaye  •  Paul Bartel  •  Aïcha Cissé

Thierry, a world-famous cyclist, meets Fae, a sex worker, on his holiday in Senegal, and they sense in each other the love they seek. However, Thierry's career disgrace and Fae's refusal to register with the authorities threaten their dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koen Mortier
CAST:  Vincent Rottiers  •  Fatou N'Diaye  •  Paul Bartel  •  Aïcha Cissé

Téranga Blues (2007)

A kind of Dakar rap musical, or contemporary urban opera, Teranga Blues is a reflection on the social mutations affecting the pride of the Senegalese people. It is surreal, lyrical, carnivalesque . . . and real. It shows how the opening and closing of the border ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moussa Sène Absa
CAST:  Rokhaya Niang  •  Lord Alajiman  •  Ibrahima Mbaye "Thié"  •  Faada Freddy

A kind of Dakar rap musical, or contemporary urban opera, Teranga Blues is a reflection on the social mutations affecting the pride of the Senegalese people. It is surreal, lyrical, carnivalesque . . . and real. It shows how the opening and closing of the border ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moussa Sène Absa
CAST:  Rokhaya Niang  •  Lord Alajiman  •  Ibrahima Mbaye "Thié"  •  Faada Freddy

Xalé (2022)

Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moussa Sène Absa
CAST:  Nguissaly Barry  •  Mabeye Diol  •  Ibrahima Mbaye  •  Rokhaya Niang

Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moussa Sène Absa
CAST:  Nguissaly Barry  •  Mabeye Diol  •  Ibrahima Mbaye  •  Rokhaya Niang