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Money, Freedom, a Story of CFA Franc (2022)
Directed by Katy Lena Ndiaye
Documentary, History · 1h 42m
The former French colonies in Central and West Africa have been independent since 1960, but most of these countries still use the currency of the former oppressor: the CFA franc. It was linked to the French franc when it was introduced, so the national bank in Paris controlled monetary policy. Now the currency has a fixed exchange rate with the euro. The link with the European currency strongly influences the monetary policy of CFA countries. And that means the value of the CFA franc is defined by political decisions taken elsewhere, rather than by the domestic economy.
Crew
- Director
- Katy Lena Ndiaye
- Director of Photography
- Fabacary Coly, Oumar Bâ, Laszlo Bottiglieri, Philippe Ayme, Vincent Pinckaers
- Original Music Composer
- Irina Prieto Botella
- Editor
- Simon Arazi
- Producer
- Florian Schewe, Aurelien Bodinaux, Oualid Baha, Katy Lena Ndiaye
Details
- Original title
- Une histoire du franc CFA
- Release date
- 2022-11-09
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French, Wolof
- Countries
- Belgium, France, Germany, Senegal
- Production
- Tact Production, Indigo Mood Films, Neon Rouge Production, Film Five