Le franc
- 1994
- Senegal/Switzerland/France
- 44 min
- 15
- Directed by: Djibril Diop Mambety
- Cast: Dieye Ma Dieye, Aminata Fall, Demba Ba
The first in a planned, but unfinished, trilogy in which Mambety pays tributes to the poor, 'Le franc' centres on Marigo, a penniless musician whose congoma (a type of guitar) has been stolen by his fearsome landlady.
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