If you loved Touki Bouki, try Hyenas

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Hyenas has roughly 3.3× fewer votes than Touki Bouki — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty, and they both carry the bittersweet, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Touki Bouki, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Hyenas is

She comes back with cash and a grudge. A wealthy woman returns to her desert hometown with a proposal. It's a trade that settles old scores.

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