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Rocking Poponguine

Jan 1, 1994

1h 27m

★ 6.0

Overview

A tale of growing up in 1960s Senegal. Bacc narrates his early years of living in Popenguine, a town divided by culture and musical tastes.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Caméras Continentales

Rocking Poponguine Trailers

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Cast

Sylvie Vartan

Coura Ba

M. Benoit

Jean-François Balmer

Johnny Hallyday

Ousmane Bo

El Hadj Gora

Abou Camara

Jabeel

Abdoulaye Diop Danny

Sheila

Mansour Diouf

Sheila

Marieme Fall

Clo Clo

Patrice Nassalang

Dame Castilor

Isseu Niang

Baac

Ismael Thiam

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