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Release Year2013
Runtime0h 45m
LanguageWolof
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Documentary
Votes9
DirectorMati Diop
WritersMati Diop
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsA Thousand Suns
About A Thousand Suns
In 1972, Djibril Diop Mambety shoots "Touki Bouki." Mory and Anta are in love. Two young lovers share the same dream: to leave Dakar for Paris. At the fateful moment, Anta embarks. Mory stays alone on quay, unable to tear himself away from his land. Forty years later, "A Thousand Suns" investigates the personal and universal inheritance which represents "Touki Bouki." What has happened since? Magaye Niang, the hero of the movie, has never left Dakar. And today, the old cowboy wonders where Anta is, the love of his youth. Stories about family, exile and cinema meet between the sphere of intimacy and that of myth.
Directed by Mati Diop, A Thousand Suns leans on a strong ensemble — Magaye Niang, Wasis Diop, Myriam Niang — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2013.
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