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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.
Soleil Ô es una película del año 1969 dirigida por Med Hondo. Sinopsis. La película Soleil Ô, rodada en cuatro años con un presupuesto muy reducido, cuenta la historia de un inmigrante negro que va a París, al país de “sus antepasados los galos”.
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.
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.
4 de ene. de 1973 · Original title: Soleil Ô. 1970. 1h 38m. IMDb RATING. 7.3 /10. 834. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. A native of Mauritania is delighted when he is chosen to work in Paris. However, he is disappointed when he sees racial inequity as blacks are relegated to manual labor while less skilled whites are given preferential treatment. Director. Med Hondo. Writer.
Sinopsis. Un inmigrante africano que busca trabajo descubre las asperezas de la "Dulce Francia", el racismo de sus colegas, el desinterés de los sindicatos y la indiferencia de los dignatarios africanos que viven en París, en "el país de sus ancestros los galos".
Hondo’s intention was to make a nameless individual’s experience a collective one. His triumphant endeavor is a must-see. Soleil O is now streaming on the Criterion Channel. Med Hondo holds a singular position within African cinema.
