Hyenas

Hyenas

1992 · 110 min · WO · NR · 7.1 (26 votes)
Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty · Starring Djibril Diop Mambéty, Mansour Diouf, Ami Diakhate, Makhouredia Gueye, Calgou Fall, Faly Gueye · Music Wasis Diop
DramaComedy

A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.

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A stark, darkly comedic drama set against a harsh landscape. It feels like a biting social commentary, exposing the raw power dynamics and simmering resentments within a close-knit community. The tone is unsettling, with a sense of inevitable reckoning.

bitterdarkly comedicunsettlingstarksteadyarthousepolitical dramasocial realismrevengepovertyexploitationtradition
africaafrican
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