Camp de Thiaroye
1988, French. Directed by Ousmane Sembène & Thierno Faty Sow.
A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army return from combat and are temporarily held in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among them are charismatic Sergeant Diatta, educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a soldier left in a state of shock who can only communicate in guttural screams and grunts.
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 6 September 1988
- Country
- Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia
- Written by
- Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow
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Camp de Thiaroye runs 154 minutes (2h 34m).
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Camp de Thiaroye isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Camp de Thiaroye?
If you liked Camp de Thiaroye, try Tobruk, Wooden Crosses, The Last Rifleman.
Who directed Camp de Thiaroye?
Camp de Thiaroye (1988) was directed by Ousmane Sembène and Thierno Faty Sow and stars Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat.