Po di Sangui (1996)
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Dulcenia Bidjanque, Djuco Bodjan, Dadu Cisse, Edna Evora
A nomad returns to a village where each child’s spiritual twin is a tree, only to be drawn into a mysterious journey after his brother’s death.
The story
In Amanha Lundju, each newborn is paired spiritually with a tree, though the State destroys many trees for firewood and lighting. Nomad Dou returns to the village and discovers that his twin brother, Hami, has died for an unknown reason. Tradition expects Dou to take responsibility for Hami’s widow, Saly, and her children, a duty he resents. When Dou visits the settlement, even his mother mistakes him for his dead brother. Seeking guidance, he goes to Hami’s tree. Strange events follow, and the village’s old sorcerer, Calacalado, sends the community on an initiatory journey through the desert, with Dou and Saly leading.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the village of Amanha Lundju, a tree is planted whenever a child is born, and it is considered the child’s spiritual twin. But the State also destroys many of these trees for firewood and lighting. The story begins when the nomad Dou returns to the village and learns that his twin brother Hami has died for an unknown reason. By custom, Dou is expected to take responsibility for Saly, Hami’s widow, and her children, which he is not pleased about. Whenever Dou goes to the settlement, even his own mother mistakes him for his dead brother, so he goes to his brother’s tree to ask for advice. Strange events begin to unfold, and the old sorcerer Calacalado sends the whole village on an initiatory journey through the desert, led by Dou and Saly. Many of the elderly and the weak die along the way, but in the end, the birth of a child moves the villagers to plant a tree.
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