Year of production : 2024 Format : Short Running time : 21 (in minutes)
In his village where bread is scarce, Ousseynou, a former fisherman and cornerstone of his family, finds modest economic stability by selling stale bread. However, the opening of his sister-in-law's traditional bakery constitutes an affront to him, leaving a palpable unspoken tension between them ("Lees Waxul"), and gradually jeopardizing both his business and his role as a family father.
mit / estrelado / starring / avec Alassane Sy, Fatou Binetou Kane, Madjiguène Ndour
um filme de / a film by / un film de / ein film von Yoro MBAYE
Senegal, France, Belgium | 2024 | Short Fiction | 21 min
DIRECTOR,S NOTE I am from Thiallé, a small, remote village in the Fatick region, one of the poorest areas in central Senegal. A village with fewer than 150 inhabitants, practically non-existent due to the lack of modern infrastructure. Deeply affected by the injustices I've witnessed throughout my life, I've felt a strong sense of activism ever since my anger matured into a desire to express itself. This is what initially led me to pursue legal studies, before discovering that cinema offered me more effective tools to fight my battles. I then fully dedicated myself to filmmaking.
With Lees Waxul, I wish to depict situations, places, and events that are close to my heart: the relationships between city dwellers and villagers, the rich and the poor, men and women, as well as the fragility of family ties when tested by law and morality. I intend to observe Senegalese society through the lens of Fagadaga1 (second-hand bread) that has several lives before reaching the tables of the most impoverished.
Titles | Titres : Lees Waxul Year | Année : 2024 Type | Type : Fiction Lenght | Durée : 21 min Language | Langue : V.O. wolof S.T. français Tags | Thèmes : Work, Family, Bread, Travail, Famille, Pain
PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION : Nafi Films (Senegal)
CO-PRODUÇÃO / CO-PRODUCTION / COPRODUCTION : Les Films du Worso (France), Neon Rouge Production (Belgium), OAZ Picture Entertainment (Central African Republic)
/// 2025 | FESPACO, from february 2 to March 1 /// 2024 | Grand Prix National Annette Mbaye D'Erneville | 4è Dakar Court | Dakar (Sénégal) | Le jury : "Pour son récit éminemment politique, social, culturel et interpellatif, son traitement émouvant et abouti dans sa mise en scène cinématographique. Prix décerné à l'unanimité au film de Yoro Mbaye.
/// 2025 | Selected for the Lausanne African Film Festival /// 2024 | Sélection | Imagine India Festival
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