A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army return from combat and are temporarily held in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among them are charismatic Sergeant Diatta, educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a soldier left in a state of shock who can only communicate in guttural screams and grunts.
Directed by: Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow
Written by: Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow
Music by: Ismaël Lô
Starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat, Moussa Cissoko, Marthe Mercadier, Ismaila Cissé, Ababacar Sy Cissé, Eloi Coly, Ismaël Lô, Pierre Londiche
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1988-09-06
Runtime: 154 minutes
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