Touki Bouki (Journey of the Hyena) Reviews
rubystevens
Super Reviewer
May 26, 2009
a film from senegal all about a young man's scheming and dreaming of immigrating to paris. the narrative is messy but there are some great images here. this is one of the 'lost' films restored by scorsese's world cinema foundation. a few of these can now be streamed for free on the auteurs site in the u.s.
iluvmovies2006
December 31, 2008
wow, talk about acid trip... haha... I think whoever made this was on one. It's not tied together very well and I didn't like it that much.
August 30, 2012
A French New Wave film in tone, but made in Senegal by Djibril Diop MambĂ (C)ty, Touki Bouki is unique in African cinema. Though some of it seems to have dated, the political subtext to the film still remains highly pertinent and vital in the twenty-first century. As African nations step closer to first world nations, the compromise between tradition and modernity will stand in starker contrast than it did in 1973. If you are a lover of world cinema, and cinematic history, this is one of the key films in the evolution of African cinema, and a must-see. It is also surprisingly modern.
