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Stories Set in Senegal
Senegal occupies the westernmost point of Africa, with Atlantic beaches, river plains and dry interior. Dakar and Saint-Louis served French West Africa, and Gorée Island held enslaved people before Atlantic crossing, so departure and music run through its films. Black Girl follows a Dakar maid taken to France, while Atlantics follows young workers facing the sea. Open Senegal on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Senegal on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Senegal
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Browse 7 books and 19 movies set in Senegal.
Black Girl
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.
Made in Senegal
Sadio's story is the classical heroes journey and and archetype for African football players. Blessed with exceptional talent he sets out from his village to find his destiny in the world - defying his family social…
Atlantics
Arranged to marry a rich man young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.
Yao
From his village in northern Senegal Yao is a 13-year-old boy ready to do anything to meet his hero: Seydou Tall a famous French actor. Invited to Dakar to promote his new book the latter goes to his country of origin…
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America’s greatest commentators issues…
Touki Bouki
A cowherd with a skull-mounted motorcycle and a university student meet in Dakar; put off by life in Senegal they plan to make money in Paris.
Nanny
Senegalese immigrant Aisha lands a job as a nanny for a wealthy Manhattan couple. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality…
Contromano
Mario Cavallaro is 50 and lives in the same district of always in Milano and fears changes until arrives Oba a Senegalese seller of socks so he decides to kidnap Oba and take him back to Senegal.
Hyenas
A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.
Mandabi
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption greed problematic family members the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to…
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