IMDb
7.0 /10
8 votes

Drama · Comedy · 2002 · 1h 25min
Sometimes distasteful practices are most effectively criticized with a good sense of humor. Meet Modou, a young, courageous and determined talibé - a pupil in a Koranic school - who manages to escape from his corrupt and abusive teacher to find a better life in contemporary Dakar, Senegal.
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IMDb
7.0 /10
8 votes
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6.0 /10
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