Acting
Makhouredia Gueye
Died April 6, 2008
Makhourédia Guèye, born Mamadou Guèye, was a Senegalese film and theatre actor known for his roles in films written and directed by Ousmane Sembène.
Known For
Mandabi · 1968Mandabi
★ 7.11968
MovieComedyDrama
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.
Xala · 1975Xala
★ 6.91975
MovieComedy
A rich businessman in Senegal is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife; the only cure is brutal public humiliation.
Hyenas · 1992Hyenas
★ 7.21992
MovieDramaComedy
A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.
Ceddo · 1978Ceddo
★ 6.81978
MovieDrama
The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
Lambaaye · 1972Lambaaye
1972
MovieComedy
Following a misunderstanding, a traveler is mistaken for an important official on an inspection tour. Nothing will be spared to coax him into turning a blind eye to the prevarications: embezzlement, exactions of all kinds practiced by the local notables.
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