(Senegal/2004—directed by Ousmane Sembène)

Telling the story of one woman's resistance to the traditional practice of female genital mutilation, Sembène’s final film – quite possibly his greatest – offers a rich portrait of a modern African village torn between three religions: spirit worship, Islam, and free-market globalization. This movie has everything - scheming imams and heroic feminists, benevolent mercenaries and Paris-educated tribal chiefs, murder, song and dance. In the end, Sembène's powerful assault leaves you feeling elated, thanks to the sheer brilliance with which this master filmmaker tells his tale. In Jula and French with English subtitles. (120 min.)

“A masterpiece.” –The Boston Globe