A Thousand SunsMovie
In 1972, Djibril Diop Mambety shoots "Touki Bouki." Mory and Anta are in love. Two young lovers share the same dream: to leave Dakar for Paris. At the fateful moment, Anta embarks. Mory stays alone on quay, unable to tear himself away from his land. Forty years later, "A Thousand Suns" investigates the personal and universal inheritance which represents "Touki Bouki." What has happened since? Magaye Niang, the hero of the movie, has never left Dakar. And today, the old cowboy wonders where Anta is, the love of his youth. Stories about family, exile and cinema meet between the sphere of intimacy and that of myth.
About A Thousand Suns
A Thousand Suns is a 2013 drama, documentary movie directed by Mati Diop.
The production information lists a runtime of 45m, production credits from France, Senegal, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Magaye Niang, Wasis Diop, Myriam Niang, Aissatou Niang. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
