Black Girl

Black Girl
7.2

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Directed by: Ousmane Sembène

Overview

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

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  • CRCulver (Not rated)

    In 1966, Senegalese author Ousmane Sembene was among the first Black Africans to shoot a feature film with La Noire de... ("Black Girl"). It deals with the plight of Diouana (Mbissine Thérèse Diop), a Senegalese girl who is hired on as a nanny by a French expat family in Dakar. Initially she ...

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