Mar 17, 1966
65 min
Full-HD

Black Girl (1966)

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

Category

Drama

Country

France Senegal

Companies

Filmi Domirev Les Actualités Françaises

Mbissine Thérèse Diop

Diouana

Anne-Marie Jelinek

Madame

Robert Fontaine

Monsieur

Nar Sene

Diouana's Boyfriend

Ibrahima Boy

Boy with Mask

Bernard Delbard

Young Male Guest

Nicole Donati

Young Female Guest

Raymond Lemeri

Old Male Guest

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