# Touki Bouki (1973)

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**Original title**: *Touki-Bouki*
**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Djibril Diop Mambéty
**Written by**: Djibril Diop Mambéty
**Starring**: Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang, Christoph Colomb, Mustapha Ture, Aminata Fall, Ousseynou Diop

> *The Journey of the Hyena.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The film leans into the fantasy of escape before the reality of it. A young couple plots to flee Dakar for Paris, chasing a dream that might not want them back. It’s less a story of departure than a portrait of people who couldn’t stay.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn, surreal

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