Touki Bouki

Touki Bouki
6.7

Touki Bouki

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Directed by: Djibril Diop Mambéty

Overview

Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.

Reviews (2)

  • badelf (Rated: 8)

    I don't what to say about this movie.

    One thing is very certain. The Avant-Garde movement of the 1960s and 1970s is blatantly clear in the styling of this film. That alone makes this one work a significant, historical mile-post in cultural cinema.

    Typically avant-garde, the film's sarcasm poin...

  • griggs79 (Rated: 8)

    Touki Bouki is a strange, stylish trip through ’70s Dakar, following two young lovers desperate to get to Paris. It’s got that scrappy, rebellious energy—lots of quick cuts, pop music, and surreal moments that give it a real French New Wave feel. But it’s not just fun and games. The slaughterhouse...

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