''Ndeyssaan'' (English title: ''The Price of Forgiveness'') is a 2001

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Senegalese Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

film.

The name of film

The word "Ndeyssaan" is an exclamation expressing love and surprise in

Wolof language Wolof (; Wolofal: ) is a language of Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia, and the native language of the Wolof people. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family. ...

Synopsis

For too long, a strange mist has covered a

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

village. 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 A marabout ( ar, مُرابِط, murābiṭ, lit=one who is attached/garrisoned) is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Saha ...

, challenges the spirits and manages to make the mist disappear. 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.The Price of Forgiveness
Jonathan Holland, Variety, 21 December 2001

Cast

Hubert Koundé Hubert Koundé (born December 30, 1970) is a French actor and film director. Koundé is best known for his role as Hubert in the film ''La Haine'' by Mathieu Kassovitz. Background Koundé spent his childhood between Benin and France, where he was ...

- 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

* 2001 films French drama films Senegalese drama films Films set in pre-colonial sub-Saharan Africa 2000s French films {{FESPACO Best Original Score Prize, state=expanded