Touki Bouki

Movies & TV Touki Bouki: Djibril Diop Mambéty’s 1973 dream of escape from Dakar Touki Bouki, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty and released in 1973, follows two young lovers in Dakar who scheme to escape to Paris. Bold and experimental, it is regarded as one of the greatest African films ever made.