A Single Word
A Single Word
2014, French. Directed by Mariama Sylla & Khady Sylla.
In this meditative and elegiac portrait, Senegalese filmmakers Khady and Mariama Sylla record the tales of their grandmother, a griot (storyteller) who is one of the last repositories of their culture’s oral tradition.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 7 September 2014
- Original title
- Une simple parole
- Country
- Senegal
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A Single Word runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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A Single Word isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 2014. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Single Word?
A Single Word (2014) was directed by Mariama Sylla and Khady Sylla and stars Doudou Dieye, Anta Sarr, Penda Diogo Sarr.