Movies: Makena Diop

  • 2000
    Lumumba

    Lumumba (2000)

    Lumumba

    6.72000HD

    The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and dire...

    Lumumba
  • 1998
    TGV

    TGV (1998)

    TGV

    6.71998HD

    The TGV? No, it is not the famous French high-speed train, but instead the rickety and colourful bus operated, driven, repaired and, if need be, pushed by the intrepid "Rambo". This time, the trip between Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and Conakry, t...

    TGV
  • 2000
    Bàttu

    Bàttu (2000)

    Bàttu

    02000HD

    The star-stubbed cast includes Issac de Bankolè as Saar, a blind beggar, and Danny Glover as a corrupt president. In this often hilarious mix of politics and superstition, the beggars hamper the tourist industry yet play a necessary role opposite the...

    Bàttu
  • 1992
    Toubab Bi

    Toubab Bi (1992)

    Toubab Bi

    5.81992HD

    Soriba Samb is a Senegalese who has just received a much sought after internship to study filmmaking in Paris. Soriba heads to Paris, accompanied by the five-year old son of a friend who he believes to be still living in Paris. On arrival he struggle...

    Toubab Bi
  • 2004
    Souli

    Souli (2004)

    Souli

    72004HD

    Somewhere on the African continent in a small fishing village cut off from the rest of the world, the lives of five people are caught in a web of violence and passion. Loosely based on Othello, an exploration of the bonds between the West and Africa ...

    Souli
  • 2004
    The Hero

    The Hero (2004)

    The Hero

    5.22004HD

    A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival....

    The Hero
  • 2008
    Dreams of Dust

    Dreams of Dust (2008)

    Dreams of Dust

    7.12008HD

    Nigerian farmer Mocktar comes to Essakane, a dusty gold mining camp in Burkina Faso, seeking work. Haunted by a tragedy-laden past, Mocktar stoically adapts to the horrid working conditions of his fellow miners. Enter the beautiful widow Coumba, who ...

    Dreams of Dust
  • 2011
    Journey to Portugal

    Journey to Portugal (2011)

    Journey to Portugal

    6.52011HD

    Maria, a Ukrainian doctor, comes to Portugal to spend a year with Greco, her husband who is also a doctor. Upon arrival at Faro airport she is the only person from Kiev approached by agents of Immigration and Customs that lead her to a room of interr...

    Journey to Portugal
  • 2018
    Toubib

    Toubib (2018)

    Toubib

    02018HD

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    Toubib