Guelwaar
New York African Film Festival 2013
April 3 - 9, 2013
Opening Night!
Writer Samba Gadjigo Q&A on April 3!
Sembène’s portrait of contemporary Africa revolves around the mysterious death and disappearance of Pierre Henri Thioune, a political activist, philandering patriarch, and pillar of the local Christian community.
Opening Night!
Writer Samba Gadjigo Q&A on April 3!
A trenchant comic portrait of contemporary Africa by the great Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, Guelwaar revolves around the mysterious death and even more mysterious disappearance after death of one Pierre Henri Thioune (called Guelwaar, the Noble One), a political activist, philandering patriarch, and pillar of the local Christian community.
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