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Hyenas (1992)
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Original name: Hyènes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Senegal, France, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After being kicked out of her African village three decades earlier for getting pregnant out of wedlock, Linguere (Ami Diakhate) has returned home. While Linguere has done well for herself, her home village has fallen on hard economic times. Intent on punishing Dramaan (Mansour Diouf), the man who fathered her child but refused to own up to the act, Linguere makes a proposal: She will help the town financially, if the locals agree to execute Dramaan.
Style:
laugh out loud, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
Plot:
african, revenge, treasure hunt, greed, blaxploitation, economist, politics, satire, village, prostitute, pregnancy, betrayal, rich and poor, love and romance, life is a bitch, village life, rise to the top, injustice, couples, vengeance, society, infidelity, ambition, social relations, materialism ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
africa, senegal
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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