| La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil | |
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| Directed by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Written by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Screenplay by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Produced by | Waka Films, Maag Daan, Renardes Productions |
| Starring | Lissa Baléra, Tayerou M’Baye, Oumou Samb, Moussa Baldé, Dieynaba Laam, Martin N’Gom |
| Cinematography | Jacques Besse |
| Edited by | Sarah Taouss-Matton |
| Music by | Wasis Diop |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country | Senegal |
| Language | Wolof |
La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (or The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun) is a 1999 Senegalese drama film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty which premiered after his death in 1998.
La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil is a film exalting the lives and promise found among ordinary Senegalese. It depicts a young beggar girl, Sili, who is also a paraplegic, who on crutches, confidently makes her way through a city of obstacles, becoming the first girl to sell the "Le Soleil" national daily newspaper in the competitive world of young male newspaper vendors.[1] Mambéty dedicated this last film to "the courage of street children". The scenes are expertly played by non-professional actors and with the participation of the street children.
The film is part of a series entitled "Tales of Ordinary People".[2]
It was screened as part of the International Forum of New Cinema section at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999 and as part of the New York Film Festival in 2019.[3]
La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil was originally intended as the second film of a trilogy under the title, Tales of Ordinary People. However, Mambety's untimely death in 1998 prevented the completion of the third film.
- ^ Pittsburgh, 40 W. North Ave; PA. "Sembène Film Festival: The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Senegal)". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Stratton, David (1999-03-22). "The Little Girl Who Sold 'the Sun'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Classics and Rediscoveries at the New York Film Festival". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-11-24.