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Hyenas (1992)

NR ★ 7.2/10 110 min Drama, Comedy Senegal, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom WO
Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Writer: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Theatre Play: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Streaming: Not available

Description

A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.

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Top Cast

Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril Diop Mambéty The Judge
Mansour Diouf
Mansour Diouf Dramaan
Ami Diakhate
Ami Diakhate Linguere Ramatou
Makhouredia Gueye
Makhouredia Gueye The Mayor
Calgou Fall The Priest
Faly Gueye Mme. Drameh
Issa Samb
Issa Samb The Professor
Omar Bah Chief of Protocol

Hyenas Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Critic Curated

Indiewire's 100 Best Movies Of The 1990s
IndieWire #33

Identity Theme

Black Directors The Official Top 100 Narrative
Letterboxd #17

Temporal Era Sets

90 Great Films Of The 1990s
British Film Institute #27

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