MONEY, FREEDOM, A STORY OF CFA FRANC

L'ARGENT, LA LIBERTÉ, UNE HISTOIRE DU FRANC CFA

By Katy Lena NDIAYE

TACT PRODUCTION - as PROD

Art - Culture - Completed 2022

1960 marked the end of the colonial empires in the African contnent. France disappeared from the map, leaving behind the CFA franc, a colonial creaton, which is the name of the currency that stll circulates in almost all of its former territories south of the Sahara.

Festivals
& Awards

IDFA 2022
Fespaco 2023
Cinéma du Réel 2023
Hot Docs 2023
Sheffield 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Art - Culture, Historical, Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, SENEGAL, BELGIUM, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, WOLOF
    • Budget
    • N/A
    • Duration
    • 106 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Katy Lena NDIAYE
    • Producer(s)
    • Oualid BAHA (Tact Production), Aurelien BODINAUX (Neon Rouge), Florian SCHEWE (Film Five)
    • Synopsis
    • 1960 marked the end of the colonial empires in the African continent. France disappeared from the map, leaving behind the CFA franc, a colonial creation, which is the name of the currency that still circulates in almost all of its former territories south of the Sahara. How does it come, those countries, once they regained their freedom, never denounced this strange legacy? The announcement of the forthcoming end of the CFA franc gives us the opportunity to delve into a little-known story that began in the 19th century and continues to the present time.