
Touki Bouki
The Journey of the Hyena.
Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty
Produced by Studio Kankourama, Cinegrit
An avant-garde, visually poetic road film about two young lovers chasing escape and reinvention, told through fragmented, dreamlike imagery that resists conventional narrative.
Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Touki Bouki sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Touki Bouki scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Touki Bouki end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Touki Bouki violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Touki Bouki easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Touki Bouki
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Touki Bouki
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Touki Bouki, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Touki Bouki, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Touki Bouki, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




















































