Touki Bouki

Touki Bouki

The Journey of the Hyena.

Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty

Produced by Studio Kankourama, Cinegrit

197391 min6.6 / 10

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.

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.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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