Mossane
New York African Film Festival 2015
May 6 - 12, 2015
Introduction by Mamadou Niang
A beautiful 14-year-old girl from a rural Senegalese village who has long been promised as a bride to the wealthy local falls in love and refuses to go through with the marriage—with tragic results.
Introduction by Mamadou Niang
Mossane (Magou Seck), a beautiful 14-year-old girl from a rural Senegalese village, is the object of affection to many, including Fara, a poor university student—and even her own brother, Ngor. Although she has long been promised as a bride to the wealthy Diogaye, Mossane falls in love with Fara, and on her wedding day, she defies her parents’ wishes and refuses to go through with it.
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