Emitaï

Sembène's first film, based on historical events, tells of an episode during the Second World War, when French troops come to the village of the Diola in search of supplies and recruits. While the elders call on their gods for help, the women resist - until the bitter end ... The film is a clear rejection of the patriarchy that persists in religious fetishism: a revolutionary work in the best sense of the word. (Florian Widegger)

Newly restored version