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Wikipedia article




'Ndeyssaan' (English title: 'The Price of Forgiveness') is a 2001 French / Senegalese film.

The name of film



The word "Ndeyssaan" is an exclamation expressing love and surprise in Wolof language.[http://wolofresources.org/language/download/grammar.pdf Wolof Grammar Manual], Section: "Wolof Grammar Notes: Exclamatives" - Page: 55, in [http://wolofresources.org/ wolofsources] (Citation; '"Ndeysaan! / Andaysaan: Oh dear! [Sign of pity]"')[http://www.bu.edu/africa/files/2012/10/Wolof-4-GLOSSARY.pdf Wolof Glossary] - Page: 4, The African Studies Center (ASC) at Boston University (Citation; '"Ndeysaan: gosh, what a shame, Awww [interjection of pity or sympathy]"')

Synopsis



For too long, a strange mist has covered a fishing village.[https://africanfilmny.org/films/the-price-of-forgiveness-ndeysaan/ The Price Of Forgiveness / Ndeysaan],

African Film Festival - New York, Access date: 16 May 2022
In this atmosphere, favorable to enhancing fear and superstitions, Yatma and Mbanick, two childhood friends, compete to seduce Maxoye. Mbanick, the son of a marabout, challenges the spirits and manages to make the mist disappear.[http://www.objectif-cinema.com/pointsdevue/0298.php Le Prix du Pardon - Mansour Sora Wade], Objectif Cinema, Marc LEPOIVRE , Access date: 16 May 2022 The entire village honors him; the inhabitants revive under the sun's warm rays. The fishermen return to the sea, the market recovers its colors. Maxoye and Mbanick make their relationship public. However, Yatma does not accept Mbanick's newfound popularity. A deadly fight ensues between them.[https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-price-of-forgiveness-1200552128/ The Price of Forgiveness], Jonathan Holland, Variety, 21 December 2001

Cast



* Hubert Kound - Yatma

* Rokhaya Niang - Maxoye

* Gora Seck - Mbanik

* Alioune Ndiaye - Amul Yaakaar

* Nar Sene - Peer

* Thierno Ndiaye Doss - Adu Seck

Awards



* Cartago 2002

* Fribourg 2002

Bibliography



* [https://newsreel.org/video/NDEYSAAN Ndeysaan - The Price of Forgiveness], California Newsreel, Access date: 16 May 2022

* [https://emro.libraries.psu.edu/record/index.php?id=1812 Ndeysaan (The Price of Forgiveness)], Educational Media Reviews Online, Access date: 16 May 2022

References




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