Episode 532: Touki Bouki (1973)

African Cinema Month kicks off with a look at Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki (1973). Also known as The Journey of the Hyena, it’s the story of two young people, Mory (Magaye Niang) and Anta (Myriam Niang), who dream of leaving their Dakar and going to Paris.

Ben Buckingham and Spencer Seams join Mike to discuss Mambety's Touki Bouki and Hyenas (1992).

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