Senegal10 Essential Films from SenegalStop 7 of 10

Mossane

Name: Mossane
Released: 1996

1996

A radiantly beautiful teenage girl in a Senegalese village, promised at birth to an emigrant she does not love, defies tradition for a poor student who has stolen her heart, courting the wrath of custom and fate. A lyrical, tragic drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Senegal

This film is stop 7 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Senegal. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Senegal in the 196 country film challenge.