Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
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Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek
Madame
Robert Fontaine
Monsieur
Nar Sene
Diouana's Boyfriend
Ibrahima Boy
Boy with Mask
Bernard Delbard
Young Male Guest
Nicole Donati
Young Female Guest
Raymond Lemeri
Old Male Guest
Suzanne Lemeri
Old Female Guest
Philippe
Couple's Oldest Son
Director
Ousmane Sembène
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Production
Filmi Domirev, Les Actualités Françaises
CRCulver
June 8, 2019
In 1966, Senegalese author Ousmane Sembene was among the first Black Africans to shoot a feature film with <i>La Noire de...</i> ("Black Girl"). It deals with the plight of Diouana (Mbissine Thérèse Diop), a Senegalese girl who is hired on as a nanny by a French expat family in Dakar. Initially she is elated to have work, and moreover, work for the country's white elites. After the family returns ...
Jaxob Zeier
July 24, 2025
_Black Girl_ (1966) is a bad movie. I didn’t like it. I know, I know… I’m going to be bashed by others by accusing me of being a racist and/or a sexist and worse yet, claim that I am in favor of domestic slavery, because I am a white male. That is **NOT** so! And no, don’t give me the whole “a good movie doesn’t have to enjoyable” nonsense, because that’s inherently contradictory. There is **...
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