Almodou

Sometimes distasteful practices are most effectively criticized with a good sense of humor. Meet Modou, a young, courageous and determined talibé - a pupil in a Koranic school - who manages to escape from his corrupt and abusive teacher to find a better life in contemporary Dakar, Senegal.

Director: Amadou Thior

Cast: Doudou Guillaume Faye, Ndèye Fatou Dione, Bassirou Diakhate, Die Astou Diop, Mamadou Pene, Djibril Gueye, Moustapha Niang

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