Come and Work

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1979

Documentary

1 hour 52 minutes

Summary

The story of a Serer village in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Using the words of their ancestors passed on by oral folklore, the villagers trace the history of their village and their difficulties in working their land and living off their produce. Fad'jal is an extraordinary boundary defying film that interweaves ethnographic footage, intimate observation of everyday village life and fictionalised historical scenes. With it, Faye carefully encourages the viewers to reflect both on African history and storytelling, and on the intersection of fiction and documentary.

Safi Faye

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Original NameFad'jal (Come and Work)

StatusReleased: 46 years ago
January 2, 1979

LanguageUnknown

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