Touki Bouki (Criterion Collection)

Having met in Dakar and fallen deeply in love, cycle-riding cowherd Mory (Magaye Niang) and university student Anta (Myriam Niang) dreamed of fleeing Senegal and starting afresh in Paris. As the disaffected duo embark on a ill-fated string of petty thefts to pay for passage abroad, their bid for escape will have a stunning payoff. Director Djibril Diop Mambéty’s landmark of New African Cinema also stars Christoph Colomb, Ousseynou Diop. AKA: "Journey of the Hyena." 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Wolof Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; bonus short "Contras’ City" (1968); featurettes. In Wolof with English subtitles.