"Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization."
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
as Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek
as Madame
Robert Fontaine
as Monsieur
Nar Sene
as Diouana's Boyfriend
Ibrahima Boy
as Boy with Mask
Bernard Delbard
as Young Male Guest
Nicole Donati
as Young Female Guest
Raymond Lemeri
as Old Male Guest
Suzanne Lemeri
as Old Female Guest
Philippe
as Couple's Oldest Son
Sophie
as Couple's Daughter
Damien
as Couple's Youngest Son
Toto Bissainthe
as Diouana (voice)
Robert Marcy
as Monsieur (voice)
Sophie Leclair
as Madame (voice)
Ousmane Sembène
as The Teacher (uncredited)
André Zwobada
Producer
André Gaudier
Editor
Director
Writer
Christian Lacoste
Director of Photography
Ibrahima Barro
Assistant Camera
Production Manager
Pathé Diop
Novel