Sometimes distasteful practices are most effectively criticized with a good sense of humor. Meet Modou, a young, courageous and determined talibé - a pupil in a Koranic school - who manages to escape from his corrupt and abusive teacher to find a better life in contemporary Dakar, Senegal.
Top Cast
Doudou Guillaume Faye as Modou
Bassirou Diakhate as Serigne
Mamadou Pene as
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