Karmen Geï
| Karmen Geï | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Gaï Ramaka |
| Written by | Joseph Gaï Ramaka Prosper Mérimée |
| Produced by | Richard Sadler |
| Starring | Djeïnaba Diop Gaï Stephanie Biddle Magaye Adama Niang |
| Cinematography | Bernard Chatry |
| Edited by | Hélène Girard |
| Music by | Julien Jouga David Murray Doudou N'Diaye Rose |
Production companies | Euripide Productions Film Tonic Les Ateliers de l'arche |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Countries | Senegal Canada France |
| Languages | French Wolof |
Karmen Geï is a musical drama film, directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka and released in 2001. A coproduction of companies from Senegal, France and Canada, the film is an adaptation of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen in a Senegalese setting, with Karmen portrayed as a seductive bisexual criminal who escapes prison to revive her smuggling ring.
The film stars Djeïnaba Diop Gaï as Karmen Geï, with a supporting cast including Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Dieynaba Niang, El Hadj Ndiaye, Aïssatou Diop, Widemir Normil, Yandé Codou Sène, Massamba Madieye, Ibrahima M'Baye, Coly Mbaye, Abasse Wade, Ibrahima Khalil Paye, Patricia Gomis, Fatou Sow, Awa Sène Sarr, Mayanne Mboup, Oumi Samb, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Ndèye Thiaba Diop, Samba Cisse, Jo Couly Bouschanzi, Elian Wilfrid Mayila, Abdoulaye Gnagna N'Diaye, Mor Ba, Ndèye Maguette Niang, Malik Niasse and Mouhamadou Gueye.