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Little Senegal is a french film of genre Drama directed by Rachid Bouchareb with Sotigui Kouyate

Little Senegal (2001)

Little Senegal
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Length 1h38
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Rating68% 3.433553.433553.433553.433553.43355

Little Senegal is a 2001 Algerian film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. It was Algeria's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain « La Maison des Esclaves » à Gorée, au Sénégal, part aux États-Unis pour retrouver les descendants de ses ancêtres qui y ont été déportés comme esclaves. Il se retrouve dans le quartier de Harlem où vit la communauté africaine, Little Senegal.

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