Little Senegal (film)

Little Senegal is a 2001 Algerian film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was Algeria's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

Little Senegal (film)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRachid Bouchareb
Written byRachid Bouchareb
Olivier Lorelle
StarringSotigui Kouyaté
Sharon Hope
Roschdy Zem
Karim Traoré
Adetoro Makinde
Adja Diarra
Malaaika Lacario
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesAlgeria, France, Germany
LanguagesWolof, English, French, Arabic

Plot

Alloune, a guide at the museum of slavery on the Gorée island decides to go to New York to look for his descendants who were deported there.[3] His trip takes him from the Southern country's fields to Harlem in New York where he finds one person from his family.[4]

Description

The purpose of the movie is to explore the African roots of Black-American people who claim African origins but ignore their cultural past.[4] The movie led to the attribution of the name Little Senegal to a district in New York populated with Senegalese people, located in Harlem on 116 West Street, between the 5th and the 8th Avenue.[3]

Cast
  • Sotigui Kouyaté ... Alloune
  • Sharon Hope ... Ida
  • Roschdy Zem ... Karim
  • Karim Traoré ... Hassan (credited as Karim Koussein Traoré)
  • Adetoro Makinde ... Amaralis
  • Adja Diarra ... Biram
  • Malaaika Lacario ... Eileen
  • Toy Connor ... Girl on Bridge (supporting)

See also

References
  1. "Record 46 Countries in Race for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2000-11-20. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  2. "AMPAS Announces the Nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards". indieWire. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  3. "Balade dans le " Little Sénégal " de New York". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. Kaganski, Serge. "LITTLE SÉNÉGAL". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-19.


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