Touki Bouki

Name: Touki Bouki
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1973-05-10
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Myriam Niang, Ndou Labia, Christoph Colomb, Mustapha Ture, Magaye Niang

The Journey of the Hyena.

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

5/10/1973

Runtime

91 mins

Genres

Drama Romance

Overview

Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.

Status

Released

Original Language

Wolof

Budget

Revenue

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How It Feels

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A restless, dreamlike portrait of two young lovers desperate to escape Dakar for Paris, told through fragmented scenes and visceral imagery that grows stranger and more haunting as their fantasy collides with brutal reality. Formally audacious and deeply felt, it moves like a fever dream powered by desire and disillusionment.

Mood

WistfulDefiantUnsettlingBittersweet

Themes

MigrationLoveFreedomClass

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyHigh-contrast

Structure

Nonlinear

Heads up

Animal harm

Magaye Niang

Mory

Myriam Niang

Anta

Christoph Colomb

Mustapha Ture

Aminata Fall

Aunt Oumy

Ousseynou Diop

Charlie

Ndou Labia

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

Aug 27, 2026

great cinematography and pretty interesting thematic elements.
not anything i love here but its still good.
i like its take on coloniolism but i also think it wasn't SUPER engaging to watch.
(also watch my new 79 min film https://boxd.it/cQ1mBp )

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