Contras'city

Contras'city
Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty
Produced by Kankourama
Screenplay by Djibril Diop Mambéty
Starring Inge Hirschnitz, Djibril Diop Mambéty
Music by Djimbo Kouyaté
Cinematography Georges Bracher
Edited by Jean-Bernard Bonis, Marino Rio
Release dates
1968
Running time
21 minutes
Country Senegal

Contras'city is a Senegalese 1968 short documentary film.

Synopsis

A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop Mambéty) and a French woman, Inge Hirschnitz. As we travel through the city in a picturesque horse-drawn wagon, we chaotically rush into this and that popular neighborhood of the capital, discovering contrast after contrast: A small African community waiting at the Church's door, Muslims praying on the sidewalk, the Rococo architecture of the Government buildings, the modest stores of the craftsmen near the main market.

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