US Edition'So Long a Letter': Angele Diabang's Hollywood-defying Senegalese hit
- Angele Diabang stated that the film was a long process of over a dozen years, but she did not abandon it, citing love for the novel as motivation.
- Fans believe 'So Long a Letter' connects through its central themes, which they find enduring and significant.
- Diabang expressed confidence that a fully Senegalese film can succeed even against American blockbusters despite budget differences.
- The film has been labeled as the 'movie of the summer' by its audience.
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'So Long a Letter': Angele Diabang's Hollywood-defying Senegalese hit
A crowd streamed out of a major Dakar cinema on a recent Tuesday night after watching Senegal's movie of the summer: a book adaptation with no special effects or Hollywood stars that nonetheless has taken box offices by storm.
'So Long A Letter': Angele Diabang's Hollywood-defying Senegalese Hit
A crowd streamed out of a major Dakar cinema on a recent Tuesday night after watching Senegal's movie of the summer: a book adaptation with no special effects or Hollywood stars that nonetheless has taken box offices by storm.
Senegalese director Angèle Diabang, in Dakar, September 5, 2025. CARMEN ABD ALI / AFP When she started, twelve years ago, in the adaptation of one of the most famous novels in West Africa, director Angèle Diabang was far from imagining that her film would dethrone American blockbusters in Senegal. Without special effects or Hollywood stars, her film A long letter, released in July, has been smoking in Dakar in recent months, going so far as to o…
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