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Faat Kiné

Faat Kiné

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Faat Kiné

2001

2h 0m

6.7(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.

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Canal+ Horizons

Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation

California Newsreel

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Cast & Crew

6 members

Acting

Venus Seye

Faat Kiné

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Mame Ndoumbé Diop

Mammy, Her Mother

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Ndiagne Dia

Djip, Her Son

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Mariama Balde

Aby, Her Daughter

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Awa Sène Sarr

Mada

Awa Sène Sarr

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Tabata Ndiaye

Amy Kasse

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