Hyenas

A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.

1h 50m1992NRTMDb 7.2

Wolof

Crew and Cast

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Djibril Diop MambétyDirector · The Judge

Mansour Diouf

Mansour DioufDramaan

Ami Diakhate

Ami DiakhateLinguere Ramatou

Makhouredia Gueye

Makhouredia GueyeThe Mayor

Calgou FallThe Priest

Faly GueyeMme. Drameh

Issa Samb

Issa SambThe Professor

Omar BahChief of Protocol

Kaoru EgushiToko

Mbaba DiopLord of the Feather

Abdoulaye Diop

Abdoulaye DiopThe Doctor

Rama Thiaw

Rama ThiawThe Mayor's Wife

Oumi SambDancer

Tcheley HannyHorse Woman

Storyline

A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.

Hyenas poster

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Info

Original title: Hyènes
Status: Released
Released: 18 September 1992
Runtime: 1h 50m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.2 / 10 (39 votes)

Production

Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Writers: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Studios: ADR Productions, Thelma Film, Maag Daan
Countries: Senegal, Switzerland, France

Languages

Original: Wolof
Spoken: French, Japanese, Wolof