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Black Girl (1966)59 minDramaRating 62/100

Heralded as the first feature from a West African director, Ousmane Sembène’s award-winning, radical, and haunting debut feature powerfully critiques the colonialist mindset and Europe’s fetishization of Africa. Although nodding to the Nouvelle Vague, Black Girl marches to the beat of its own drum.

Cast: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Nar Sene, Ibrahima Boy, Bernard Delbard, Nicole Donati

Director: Ousmane Sembène