| Hyènes | |
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| Directed by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Produced by | Pierre-Alain Meier Alain Rozanès |
| Written by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Based on | The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| Starring | Ami Diakhate |
| Music by | Wasis Diop |
| Cinematography | Matthias Kälin |
| Editing by | Loredana Cristelli |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel Productions |
| Release date(s) | September 18, 1992 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Senegal |
| Language | Wolof |
Hyènes (Wolof: Ramatou) is a 1992 Senegalese comedy film adaptation of the Swiss-German satirical play, "The Visit",[1] directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The intimate story of love and revenge parallels a critique of neocolonialism and African consumerism. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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Hyènes (Hyenas) tells the story of Linguere Ramatou, an aging, wealthy woman who revisits her home village of Colobane. Linguere offers a disturbing proposition to the people of Colobane and lavishes luxuries upon them to persuade them. This embittered woman, "as rich as the World Bank", will bestow upon Colobane a fortune in exchange for the murder of Dramaan Drameh, a local shopkeeper who abandoned her after a love affair and her illegitimate pregnancy when she was 16.
Critical response to the film was mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 69% of critics gave the film positive reviews based upon a sample of 159, with an average score of 3.7 out of 5. Hyènes was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
"California Newsreel - HYENAS". California Newsreel. http://newsreel.org/video/HYENAS. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
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