Camp de Thiaroye / a film by Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow ; Doomireew Films with the participation of SNCP (Senegal), ENAPROC (Argelia) and SATPEC (Tunisia) ; written and directed by Ousame Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow.
Title from container. Sijiri Bakaba, Mohamed Camara, Ismaila Cisse. Originally released as a motion picture in Senegal in 1987. Special features: interview with Danny Glover.
Summary:
After defending France, a group of black soldiers are placed in a transit camp before returning home. As their stay lengthens, tensions rise until a petty dispute turns into full-scale rebellion.
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