# Ousmane Sembène's best films

The father of African cinema, from Borom Sarret to Moolaadé: his films according to AlloCiné and franceinfo's picks for the Cinémathèque française retrospective.

- 15 votes · 12 items
- Mar 9, 2024 · S. Bonvin
- https://even.best/en/l/3337/ousmane-sembene-s-best-films

## Top 12

1. **Guelwaar (1992)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A body buried in the wrong cemetery.
2. **Mandabi (1968)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A money order that turns into a nightmare; critics' prize in Venice.
3. **Black Girl (1966)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A Senegalese maid in Antibes; his first feature.
4. **Moolaadé (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A mother shields girls from cutting; Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.
5. **Ceddo (1977)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A people's resistance to Islam and colonialism.
6. **Camp de Thiaroye (1988)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The 1944 massacre of colonial soldiers; Special Jury Prize in Venice.
7. **Emitaï (1971)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Diola village women face the colonial army.
8. **Niaye (1964)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A short film about a village scandal.
9. **Xala (1975)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — A businessman struck impotent on his wedding day.
10. **Borom Sarret (1963)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — A cart driver in Dakar; a founding short film.
11. **Faat Kiné (2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A successful single mother in Dakar.
12. **Tauw (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A young unemployed man in Dakar.

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