Fad'jal
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Premier arbre
director:
Safi Faye
playwright:
Safi Faye
genre:
Documentary
region:
Senegal
language:
serer
length: 1h 48m
release date: 1979
IMDb: tt0126292
Fad'jal
overview
Fad,Jal is a Serer village in Senegal. At the foot of breadfruit tree, the ancestor and a griot recount the village history to the children, and the difficulty of working the drought-stricken land. In parallel, the villagers’ daily life is impacted by the government policy of taking over the land.