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21 September 2023

Film: GUELWAAL (d. Ousmane Sembène, 1992, France-Senegal)

Forum: Gene Siskel Film Center   Format: 4K Digital

Observations: As part of the Film Center's celebration of Sembène's centennial, they screened a program of his features, including this seldom-seen title. It's an anti-colonial fim about the friction between neighboring Christian and Muslim communities over two switched corpses and a misburial in the wrong religious cemetery. Considering how scarce this film remains in the States, I was surprised to only see about 20 folks in the audience (in the large theater).