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Ndeyssaan (English title: The Price of Forgiveness) is a 2001 French / Senegalese film.

Ndeyssaan
Directed by	Mansour Sora Wade
Screenplay by	Mansour Sora Wade Nar Sene
Produced by	Les Films du Safran Kaany Productions
Starring	Hubert Koundé Rokhaya Niang
Cinematography	Pierre-Olivier Larrieu
Edited by	Christian Billette
Music by	Wasis Diop Loy Ehrlich Youssou Ndour
Release date	2001
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	France Senegal
Language	Wolof

The name of film

The word "Ndeyssaan" is an exclamation expressing love and surprise in Wolof language.[1][2]

Synopsis

For too long, a strange mist has covered a fishing village.[3] In this atmosphere, favorable to enhancing fear and superstitions, Yatma and Mbanick, two childhood friends, compete to seduce Maxoye. Mbanick, the son of a marabout, challenges the spirits and manages to make the mist disappear.[4] The entire village honors him; the inhabitants revive under the sun's warm rays. The fishermen return to the sea, the market recovers its colors. Maxoye and Mbanick make their relationship public. However, Yatma does not accept Mbanick's newfound popularity. A deadly fight ensues between them.[5]

Cast

• Hubert Koundé - Yatma
• Rokhaya Niang - Maxoye
• Gora Seck - Mbanik
• Alioune Ndiaye - Amul Yaakaar
• Nar Sene - Peer
• Thierno Ndiaye Doss - Adu Seck

Awards

• Cartago 2002
• Fribourg 2002

Bibliography

• Ndeysaan - The Price of Forgiveness, California Newsreel, Access date: 16 May 2022
• Ndeysaan (The Price of Forgiveness), Educational Media Reviews Online, Access date: 16 May 2022

References

External links

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)^{[dead link]}
• The Price of Forgiveness at IMDb

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