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Camp de Thiaroye
1988· 2h 34m· War, Drama· fr
7.522
Best Senegalese Movies of the 1980s
This collection ranks 14 movies from Senegal released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits Camp de Thiaroye.
14 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Jom
1982· 1h 20m· fr
7.14 - 3
Birago Diop, Storyteller
1981· 28m· Documentary· en
—0 - 4
Le certificat d'indigence
1983· 29m· Drama· fr
7.01 - 5
Saaraba
1988· 1h 30m· Drama· fr
5.24 - 6
Niiwam
1988· 1h 20m· Comedy, Drama· en
—0 - 7
Iba N'Diaye
1982· 35m· Documentary· wo
—0 - 8
Amok
1983· 1h 43m· Drama· fr
8.01 - 9
The Making of Yaaba
1989· 34m· Documentary· fr
—0 - 10
Selbe: One Among Many
1983· 33m· Documentary· fr
—0 - 11
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
1981· 25m· Documentary· en
—0 - 12
Les Malles
1989· 14m· Documentary· en
—0 - 13
Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen
1983· 40m· Documentary· en
5.615 - 14
Treasures from the Trash
1989· 1h 4m· Documentary· fr
—0
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Frequently asked questions
How many senegalese movies were made in the 1980s?
14 Senegal productions from the 1980s have real rating data.
How are these senegalese films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best senegalese movie of the 1980s?
Camp de Thiaroye currently holds the #1 position.