Mahama Traoré Movies

Following a misunderstanding, a traveler is mistaken for an important official on an inspection tour. Nothing will be spared to coax him into turning...

Tells the story of an official that misappropriates public funds to seduce a courtesan.

This film presents a harsh critique of the Koranic teaching through the tragic story of a small talibé, student of a beggar.

Arguably the first African film made that engages the topic of slavery. African film pioneer Mahama Traore (more commonly referred to as Johnson),...

A film made in Cameroon and France about the life and work of filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty, with testimonials from filmmakers Abderrahmane...

This film poses the problem of the emancipation of women in Senegal through the intersecting story of three young girls from the same family. Raised...

The drought forces a peasant couple to go to the city, where they meet people's indifference. Only a trade unionist will offer them any help.