Country:Senegal

Director:As Thiam

Program:African Panorama

Summary:

This is the first film by the elder Thiam who has been a writer and storyteller for years and longed to apply his energies to the film medium. Samba and his wife, Coumba are a blind couple. They have earned their living by singing in the streets of Dakar for 35 years. One day, a bus strike forces them to walk their way through the fields to get to the city. They sing, argue, and fight as all old couples do. In the quiet of a flourishing nature, they try to picture what the world looks like. Until at last they come across a magic whistle...