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Soleil Ô

1967
Directed by Med Hondo
Drama

Cast

Robert Liensol Théo Légitimus Bernard Fresson

Plot

A black African man arrives in Paris from Mauritania and looks for work, but faces racism, condescension and the contradictions of French society. He wanders the streets, meets people in the immigrant community and begins to question the colonial heritage that brought him there. Med Hondo's 1967 film, made on a tiny budget, is an angry, experimental work, mixing realism with satire and poetry.

Sinekatalog’s take

Med Hondo's first feature follows a Mauritanian man who comes to Paris for work and meets racism, condescension and contradictions. Angry and inventive, it mixes fiction, satire and documentary in a landmark of African cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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