Black Girl - The Criterion Collection

Ousmane Sembene directs this French Senegalese drama following Senegalese woman Diouana (Mbissine Diop) as she travels to France in search of a better life. But as she starts work as a maid in the south of the country, the reality of her new life leads to her feeling disillusioned, isolated and without a way out.

Director: Ousmane Sembene
Writer: Ousmane Sembene
Producer: André Zwoboda
Cinematographer: Christian Lacoste
Actor: Mbissine Diop
Actor: Anne-Marie Jelinek
Actor: Robert Fontaine
Actor: Momar Nar Sene
Actor: Ly Abdoulay
Actor: Albourah