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Soleil Ô ([sɔ.lɛj o]; "Oh, Sun") is a 1970 French-Mauritanian drama film written and directed by Med Hondo. The title refers to a West Indian song that tells of the pain of the black people from Dahomey (now Benin) who were taken to the Caribbean as slaves.
Laced with deadly irony and righteous anger, SOLEIL Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant (Robert Liensol) as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job and cultural enrichment—but soon discovers a hostile society in which his very presence elicits fear and resentment.
Jan 4, 1973 · Oh, Sun (1970) is a drama film by Med Hondo about a native of Mauritania who faces racism and alienation in Paris. The film explores the themes of colonialism, identity, and culture through poetic and artistic cinematography.
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- Drama
- Med Hondo
- 1973-01-04
Soleil Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job, a community, and intellectual engagement—but soon discovers a hostile society where his very presence engenders fear and resentment.
Jan 18, 2018 · The Mauritanian director Med Hondo’s bitterly insightful, artistically freewheeling 1970 film begins with an antic sketch of the European colonization that subjugated and impoverished...
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Oct 1, 2020 · Soleil Ô (1970) is a groundbreaking debut film by Med Hondo, a pioneer of African cinema. It depicts the struggles of an African migrant in Paris and the historical and cultural forces that shaped his condition.
Oct 5, 2020 · Soleil Ô. A furious cry of resistance against racist oppression, the debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, stylistically explosive attack on Western capitalism and the lingering legacy of colonialism.
