Le Père de Nafi (Baamum Nafi)

Spoken: Peul. Subtitles: English.

A small town in northern Senegal falls into the hands of a fundamentalist movement. Two brothers – one an imam, the other a prospective mayor – argue over their children’s marriage. Meanwhile, the town gradually slips into religious extremism.  
Baamum Nafi won both the award for best film and the Golden Leopard for contemporary film-makers at the Locarno Festival.