Touki Bouki
With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave–influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Characterized by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative Touki bouki is widely considered one of the most important African films ever made.Touki Bouki was restored in 2008 by the Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and the family of Djibril Diop Mambéty. Restoration funded by Armani, Cartier, Qatar Airways, and Qatar Museum Authority.
Starring Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang, Christoph Colomb, Mustapha Ture, Aminata Fall, Ousseynou Diop, Ndou Labia
Watch "Touki Bouki" from streaming services HBO Max, Criterion Channel released in 1973. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.