In Fad'jal, Safi Faye tells the story of a Serer village in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Using the words of their ancestors passed on by oral folklore, ...

Jan 24, 2019 · In Fad'jal, which premiered at Cannes in 1979, the groundbreaking Senegalese-French filmmaker and ethnologist Safi Faye investigates traditions ...

Feb 22, 2023 · Cinematographer · Patrick Fabry · Jean Monod · Papa Moctar Ndoye. Language. Serer; with English subtitles. Print Info. Color; DCP ...

Jan 25, 2022 · In Fad'jal, Safi Faye tells the story of a Serer village in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Using the words of their ancestors passed on by ...

FAD'JAL · Credits · Casting. Ibou NDONG. Discover more.

Safi Faye's masterpiece Fad'Jal explores traditions of storytelling through a portrait of a small farming village. Faye investigates the tension between ...

Movie Info. Synopsis Filmmaker Safi Faye investigates traditional storytelling.

In Fad'jal, Safi Faye tells the story of a Serer village in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Using the words of their ancestors passed on by oral folklore, ...

Fad,Jal is a Serere Senegalese village. At school, children learn, in French, the grammar and history of France. Villagers practice their religion in a ...

Fad'jal is another letter from the village, the topography is the same, work and days are the flesh of the film. But Safi Faye adds layers to her picture of ...