Emitaï
Turkish title: Emitai
1971 · 1 h 43 min
Cast
Andongo Diabon Robert Fontaine Michel Renaudeau Ousmane Camara Ibou Camara Alphonse Diatta
Credits
Written by: 
Ousmane Sembène
Plot
Women resist French recruiters.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ousmane Sembène's drama shows Diola villagers in 1940s Senegal resisting French demands for rice and recruits, led by the women. Austere and fierce, it is a powerful, anticolonial work of African cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (701 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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