Come and Work

Name: Come and Work
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1979
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 5.9

1979 · 112 min

Documentary

★ 5.9

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The story of a Serer village in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Using the words of their ancestors passed on by oral folklore, the villagers trace the history of their village and their difficulties in working their land and living off their produce. Fad'jal is an extraordinary boundary defying film that interweaves ethnographic footage, intimate observation of everyday village life and fictionalised historical scenes. With it, Faye carefully encourages the viewers to reflect both on African history and storytelling, and on the intersection of fiction and documentary.

Crew

Director Safi Faye
Writer Safi Faye
Director of Photography Patrick Fabry
Director of Photography Jean Monod
Director of Photography Papa Mictar Ndoye

Crew

Director — Safi Faye
Writer — Safi Faye
Director of Photography — Patrick Fabry
Director of Photography — Jean Monod
Director of Photography — Papa Mictar Ndoye

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