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Camp de Thiaroye (1988)

1988-01-01 · 2h 32m · FR
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A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army are returned from combat in France and held for a temporary time in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among their numbers are Sergeant Diatta, the charismatic leader of the troop who was educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a Senegalese soldier left in a state of shock from the war and concentration camps and who can only speak in guttural screams and grunts.

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Ousmane SembèneDirectorThierno Faty SowDirector

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Sidiki BakabaSidiki BakabaHamed CamaraHamed CamaraPhilippe ChamelatPhilippe ChamelatMoussa CissokoMoussa CissokoMarthe MercadierMarthe MercadierIsmaila CisséIsmaila CisséAbabacar Sy CisséAbabacar Sy CisséEloi ColyEloi ColyIsmaël LôIsmaël LôPierre LondichePierre LondicheCamara Med DansoghoCamara Med DansoghoEl Hadg NdiayeEl Hadg Ndiaye

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AfricaWorld war iiSenegalAutobiography

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Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityAfrica · World War Ii · SenegalDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference823619 · 1175066

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What is Camp de Thiaroye about?

A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army are returned from combat in France and held for a temporary time in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among their numbers are Sergeant Diatta, the charismatic leader of the troop who was educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a Senegalese soldier left in a state of shock from the war and concentration camps and who can only speak in guttural screams and grunts.

How long is Camp de Thiaroye?

Camp de Thiaroye has a runtime of 152 minutes.