Mandabi DVD

'Mandabi' Director: Ousmane Sembene (1968) Wolof/English subtitles New Restoration. Includes audio commentary, interviews, video essay and more

A fable told with humanity, insight and humour which also examines a post-colonial society damaged by its recent past. In Dakar, Senegal an unemployed man receives a money order from his nephew in Paris. Soon news of his windfall spreads - friends, relatives and corrupt bureaucrats all concoct schemes to get hold of the cash.