Black Girl (1966)
17/03/1966
Drama
1h 5m
- 73% (161 votes)
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Overview
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
- Ousmane SembèneDirector, Writer
Original Title
La Noire de...
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- immigrant
- suicide
- work
- france
- homesickness
- servant
- southern france
- exploitation
- senegal
- french riviera
- loneliness
- racism
- black and white
- maid
- employer employee relationship
- antibes
- discrimination
- black maid
- working woman
- solitude
- master servant relationship
- poor woman
- 1960s
- west africa
- dakar
- enslaving work
- senegalese cinema
- black woman
- foreign country
- black exploitation
- french racism
Top Billed Cast
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek
Madame
Robert Fontaine
Monsieur
Nar Sene
Diouana's Boyfriend
Ibrahima Boy
Boy with Mask
Bernard Delbard
Young Male Guest
Nicole Donati
Young Female Guest
Raymond Lemeri
Old Male Guest
Suzanne Lemeri
Old Female Guest
Philippe
Couple's Oldest Son
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