Directed by Moussa Sene Absa. With Ismaël Lô, Ndèye Fatou Ndaw, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Ahmed Attia. Tells the story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The first, Gagnesiri, is the village beauty, who waits patiently for Daam. Unfortunately ...

Daam revient à Tableau Ferraille, son village natal, aux environs de Dakar. Il est maintenant diplômé d'Europe et gravit les échelons du pouvoir politique, avec l'espoir d'améliorer la vie de ...

"Tableau Ferraille is one of the pillars of the Third generation of Africian Cinema. Its fast narrative pace and concern with democracy and civil society anchor and define the film language for the new generation of African filmmakers." Manthia Diawara, New York University

Tableau Ferraille is a 1997 Senegalese film written and directed by Moussa Sene Absa.Set in a seaside town near Dakar called Tableau Ferraille, or "Scrap Heap," the film depicts the political career of ambitious Daam, played by Ismaël Lô, who strives to save his town from the chaos which embroils much of Africa.. References. Dembrow, Michael (October 1999).

The story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall in a small town, TABLEAU FERRAILLE ("scrap heap") paints a picture of a corrupt post-colonial elite. TABLEAU FERRAILLE offers an intimate view of how...

- Variety. "Tableau Ferraille offers a masterful portrait of the pitfalls of economic development policies in Africa, highlighting the need to maintain Africa's traditional communitarian values against the rapacious greed of global capitalism." - James MacBean, author, Film + Revolution.

Tableau ferraille (1997) Plot. Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries. Tells the story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The first, Gagnesiri, is the village beauty, who waits ...

A young man returns to his Senegalese fishing village after studying political science in Europe and eagerly sets about launching a political career for himself in the capital city of Dakar. First ...

Tableau Ferraille offers an intimate view of how modernization, at least as practiced in today's Africa, corrodes traditional communities and retards grassroots development. Search streaming video, audio, and text content for academic, public, and K-12 institutions. Alexander Street is an imprint of ProQuest that promotes teaching, research ...