마티 디옵은 전설적인 세네갈의 시인이자 영화감독이었던 지브릴 디옵 맘베티의 <투키 부키>를 모티프로 사적 기억과 판타지, 신화를 종합한다. 이를 통해 한 편의 영화에 숨겨진 천 개의 스토리를 상상해낸다.
Helene
Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor.
Rama (as Miriam Niang)
It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed. White money still controls the government. One official, Aboucader Beye, known by the title "El Hadji," takes advantage of some of that money to marry his third wife, to the sorrow and chagrin of his first two wives and the resentment of his nationalist daughter. But he discovers on his wedding night that he has been struck with a "xala," a curse of impotence. El Hadji goes to comic lengths to find the cause and remove the xala, resulting in a scathing satirical ending.
Idrissa is a rebellious little boy who drops out of school and joins a gang of hooligans that live on the beaches of Dakar. He gradually becomes detached from his family and adopted by his new friends who initiate him into the art of theft and the pleasures of yamba, marijuana.
Anta (as Mareme Niang)
시골에서 소를 키우던 모리는 더 나은 삶을 찾아 수도 다카르로 상경한다. 하지만 다카르에도 그가 찾던 희망이 없다는 사실을 알게 된 모리는 유럽에 건너가기로 마음을 먹고 대학생인 앤타를 유혹한다. 두 사람은 함께 프랑스로 가기 위해 도피자금 마련 방법을 모색하지만...
