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© 2004 Faculty of
Humanities and Education
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
P.O. Box 64, Bridgetown, Barbados W.I.
Tel: (246) 417-4285/7 Fax: (246) 424-0634 Email: filmfestival@uwichill.edu.bb
Moussa
Sene Absa overflows with creativity. He is an artist, writer, and
musician, as well as a film director. He made his debut as an actor, then
moved to directing with the production of his own stage play, La Légende
de Ruba. In cinema, he wrote the screenplay for Les Enfants de Dieu
which was honoured at the Francophone film festival. 
Proud
and independent, Mati, also known as Madame Brouette (“Mrs.
Wheelbarrow”), makes a living by pushing her wheelbarrow through the
marketplace in Sandaga, Senegal. Divorced, she dreams of one day opening
her own diner so she can earn a living with dignity, together with her
daughter, Ndèye, and her friend, Ndaxté, who has also escaped from a
violent marriage. Mati has had enough of men, and doesn’t want anything
more to do with them. Fate, however, comes calling, in the person of
charming and smooth-talking Naago, a cop. Despite her misgivings, Mati
falls in love once again. This time, it may be the real thing… One day,
at dawn, the residents of the Niayes Thiokeert district are awakened by
the sound of gunfire. In full view of the horrified neighbours, a wounded
Naago emerges from Mati’s house and collapses. What pushed Madame
Brouette to this extreme?… Was is it really she who pulled the trigger?