Cast: Makena Diop

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Makena Diop. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


6.9

52 votes

The Hero

2004 · Movie · 97 min. · Angola

Direction Zézé Gamboa

Cast Makena Diop · Milton Coelho · Patrícia Bull · Neuza Borges

Synopsis Ever since its 30-year civil war ended in April 2002, the country of Angola has been struggling to piece itself back together. Director Zézé Gamboa's beautifully crafted film The Hero is emblematic of this national effort. Indeed, its extraordinary level...

6.8

70 votes

6.8

70 votes

Dreams of Dust

2006 · Movie · 83 min. · Burkina Faso

Direction Laurent Salgues

Cast Makena Diop · Rasmane Ouedraogo · Souleymane Souré · Fatou Tall-Salgues

Synopsis A Nigerian peasant comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him.

6.2

118 votes

6.2

118 votes

Souli

2004 · Movie · 94 min. · France

Direction Alexander Abela

Cast Eduardo Noriega · Aurélien Recoing · Makena Diop · Fatou N'Diaye

Synopsis Carlos (based on Shakespeare's Cassio) is a young Spanish student searching for the renowned Senegalese poet Souli, who may be the last griot to possess the "Thiossan tale". Souli, based on Othello, is working as a fisherman and living with...

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Toubab Bi

1991 · Movie · 54 min. · Senegal

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TGV

1998 · Movie · 88 min. · Senegal

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Bàttu

2000 · Movie · 105 min. · Senegal

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