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'Le Franc' is a 1994 Senegalese short comedy film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambty.

'Le Franc' is about Marigo, a penniless musician living in a shanty town, relentlessly harassed by his formidable landlady.

This film uses the French government's 50% devaluation of the West African CFA franc in 1994, and the resulting hardships as the basis for a whimsical commentary on using the lottery for survival.

'Le Franc' was originally intended as the first film of a trilogy under the title, 'Tales of Ordinary People'. However, Mambetys untimely death in 1998 prevented the completion of the third film.

Synopsis



Marigo the musician dreams with his instrument a congoma confiscated by his landlady because he never pays the rent. He gets hold of a lottery ticket and decides to put it in a safe place while he waits for the draw: he glues it to the back of his door. The night of the draw, fortune blinds Marigo, he is the proud owner of the winning ticket. He already sees himself as a millionaire, with a thousand congomas, an orchestra and a private plane He even has visions of the charismatic Aminata Fall, symbol of capitalism in Africa. But there is small problem; the ticket is glued to the door

Cast



* Demba B as "Dwarf"

* Dieye Ma Dieye as "Marigo"

* Aminata Fall as "Landlady"

Release



'Le Franc' was released on DVD coupled with 'La petite vendeuse de Soleil' ('The Little Girl who Sold the Sun') and is distributed by California Newsreel Productions.

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