Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · 154 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 704 VOTES · DIR. Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow
Overview
A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army are returned from combat in France and held for a temporary time in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among their numbers are Sergeant Diatta, the charismatic leader of the troop who was educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a Senegalese soldier left in a state of shock from the war and concentration camps and who can only speak in guttural screams and grunts.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,240 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 "Camp Thiaroye"
00:08:37 Detachment of repatriated infantrymen in full force.
00:14:15 This is the warm land of Africa.
00:20:19 How dare you marry a woman who is one of those
00:23:45 We're not going to eat this.
00:28:05 Roger Martin du Gard.
00:35:40 I don't believe it.
00:40:20 Gabon, and me...
00:43:59 - You have two bits of cola. - Thanks.
00:52:52 Yes. This is Labrousse. Evening, Captain.
00:56:27 Here's to victory!
01:01:05 Nothing important, Captain.
01:07:34 That is a sad letter for a great love.
01:17:24 We ate the same meat.
01:24:00 They go to church on Sundays
01:29:46 You can't make such a comparison.
01:35:24 At the concentration camp of Buchenwald
01:39:56 The officer who spoke said nothing about gratuities
01:43:46 France will be rebuilt?
01:49:14 Just look at that!
01:54:45 That's the truth!
01:59:49 Infantrymen, load the bags.
02:05:29 Get down!
02:09:29 You have my word as general officer.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,240
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line02:09:29
Production Record
DirectorOusmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes704