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Faat Kiné

2001 · 120 min

A warm, clear-eyed portrait of resilience and everyday dignity, mixing memory and present life with a light satirical touch.

Directed by
Ousmane Sembène
Genres
Drama
Overview
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
How it feels
Warm, earnest, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Gender, family, class, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ousmane Sembène
Written by
Ousmane Sembène
Starring
Venus Seye, Mame Ndoumbé Diop, Ndiagne Dia, Mariama Balde, Awa Sène Sarr, Tabata Ndiaye
Music
Yandé Codou Sène
Cinematography
Dominique Gentil
Runtime
120 min
Country
Senegal, France, Germany, Switzerland, United States of America
Languages
French, Wolof

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