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Baamum Nafi

In a small town in north-eastern Senegal, the brothers Tierno and Ousane find themselves embroiled into a conflict when their children express their intent to get married.

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Deze voorstelling maakt deel uit van Rialto Filmclub met als gastspreker deze maand Ernst-Jan Pfauth.

Baamum Nafi

In a small town somewhere in north-eastern Senegal, the brothers Tierno and Ousane find themselves embroiled into a conflict when their children express their intent to get married. Old-school Islamic cleric Tierno combines his faith with ancient local customs. Though also a devout Muslim, candidate mayor Ousane has ties to a fundamentalist faction. When Ousane tells his brother about his son's wedding plans, Tierno will have nothing of it. The ensuing fraternal struggle is less about their children's happiness and more an ideological battle between the two men, originating in their own childhood.

Director Mamadou Dia also wrote the screenplay for his feature debut, a nuanced and humorously told drama. The film won two Golden Leopards at the Locarno film festival.

Pre-film:

Un air de Kora

Angele Diabang | Senegal | 2019 | 24' | Wolof, French spoken | English subtitles

Salma, a veiled Muslim girl, dreams of being a Kora player, but in her tradition, a woman can't play this instrument

MAMADOU DIA (Senegal) is a former journalist, co-founder of production company Joyedidi, director and DoP based in New York. His short Samedi Cinema (2016) premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. His first feature, Baamum Nafi won the Golden Leopard in the Filmmakers of the Present competition and the First Feature award at Locarno.