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Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane (1991)
Directed by Laurence Gavron
Documentary · 45m
In April and May 1991, Djibril Diop Mambéty shot his second—and final—feature, Hyenas, a free, lyrical adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play The Visit, which he had been dreaming of bringing to life for years. Rather than taking the making-of approach, Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane used the filming of Mambéty’s movie, which he wrote, directed, and acted in, as a pretext to examine his character. Following him throughout the shoot and also paying visits to his family and childhood friends, Laurence Gavron set off on a quest to find the real Djibril—actor, author, filmmaker, brilliant poet, rogue and clairvoyant, charmer with a big heart—in order to expose the different facets of this generous, creative, and fiercely committed vagabond spirit.
Cast
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Crew
- Director
- Laurence Gavron
- Editor
- Variety Moszynski
- Producer
- Laurence Gavron
Details
- Original title
- Ninki Nanka, le prince de Colobane
- Release date
- 1991-12-31
- Runtime
- 45m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French, Wolof
- Production
- Eldorado Films