Little Senegal (film)
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Olivier Lorelle
Sharon Hope
Roschdy Zem
Karim Traoré
Adetoro Makinde
Adja Diarra
Malaaika Lacario
- 2001
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| Directed by | Rachid Bouchareb |
| Written by | Rachid Bouchareb Olivier Lorelle |
| Starring | Sotigui Kouyaté Sharon Hope Roschdy Zem Karim Traoré Adetoro Makinde Adja Diarra Malaaika Lacario |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Algeria, France, Germany |
| Languages | Wolof, English, French, Arabic |
Little Senegal is a 2001 Algerian film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was Algeria's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
Alloune, a guide at the museum of slavery on the Gorée island of Senegal, decides to go to New York City to look for his descendants who were deported there.[3] His trip takes him from Senegal's fields to Le Petit Senegal in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, where he finds one person from his family.[4]
Description
The purpose of the movie is to explore the African roots of Black American people who claim African origins but ignore their cultural past.[4] The movie led to the attribution of the name Little Senegal to a district in Upper Manhattan populated with Senegalese and other West African people, located in Harlem on West 116th Street, between Fifth and Eighth Avenues.[3]
Cast
- Sotigui Kouyaté ... Alloune
- Sharon Hope ... Ida
- Roschdy Zem ... Karim
- Karim Traoré ... Hassan (credited as Karim Koussein Traoré)
- Adetoro Makinde ... Amaralis
- Adja Diarra ... Biram
- Malaaika Lacario ... Eileen
- Toy Connor ... Girl on Bridge (supporting)
