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1947. This film tells the story of the General Strike in Thiès, Senegal, a railway junction that serves the whole of Africa. African rail workers demand the same rights as their white counterparts, and their strike marks the beginning of decolonisation.

France - 2011 - 1 h 35 mn - HD • 16/9 - Colour

Director Olivier Langlois Script Olivier Langlois, Sophie Deschamps Camera Jean-Max Bernard Sound Francis Baldos Sets Pascal Chatton Editing Aurique Delannoy Music Eric Neveux Cast Robinson Stévenin, Pascale Arbillot, Claire Simba, Oumar Diaw

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