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So Long a Letter

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Ramatoulaye, headmistress of a primary school in Dakar and the mother of seven children, has been married to Modou for 30 years, and is shocked when he decides to take a second wife, 20-year-old Binetou. A merciless battle between tradition and modernity ensues, contrasting very different views of women's roles in contemporary African society.

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Not your feminist duty. This is a really good movie about lives which are rarely depicted onscreen, made with care by auteurs who know what they’re about. That makes So Long a Letter a pleasure from start to finish. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Angèle Diabang Brener

Director

Serge Abessolo

Actor

Coumba Coulibaly

Actor

Assymby Jean-Baptiste Diabang

Actor

Adama Diouf

Actor

Abdoulaye Fall

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Synopsis Ramatoulaye, headmistress of a primary school in Dakar and the mother of seven children, has been married to Modou for 30 years, and is shocked when he decides to take a second wife, 20-year-old Binetou. A merciless battle between tradition and modernity ensues, contrasting very different views of women's roles in contemporary African society.
Director
Angèle Diabang Brener
Producer
Ahmed Amir, Angèle Diabang Brener, Abdul Aziz Diallo, Maryvonne Le Meur, Maud Neve, Éric Névé, Awa Traoré
Production Co
Korokoro, Karoninka, Bakotama Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 44m