Hyènes
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| Directed by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Produced by |
Pierre-Alain Meier Alain Rozanès |
| Written by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Based on |
The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| Starring | Ami Diakhate |
| Music by | Wasis Diop |
| Cinematography | Matthias Kälin |
| Edited by | Loredana Cristelli |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel Productions |
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110 minutes |
| Country | Senegal |
| Language | Wolof |
Hyènes is a 1992 Senegalese comedy film adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Swiss-German satirical play The Visit, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The intimate story of love and revenge parallels a critique of neocolonialism and African consumerism. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Hyènes (Hyenas) tells the story of Linguere Ramatou, an aging, wealthy woman who revisits her home village of Colobane. Linguere offers a disturbing proposition to the people of Colobane and lavishes luxuries upon them to persuade them. This embittered woman, "as rich as the World Bank", will bestow upon Colobane a fortune in exchange for the murder of Dramaan Drameh, a local shopkeeper who abandoned her after a love affair and her illegitimate pregnancy when she was 16.
Critical response to the film was mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 69% of critics gave the film positive reviews based upon a sample of 159, with an average score of 3.7 out of 5. Hyènes was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
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