Boron Sarret is arguably the first film made by a black African. It illustrates poverty in Senegal, particularly for the working man

The Ceddo try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam. After trying to rescue the princess, various heirs to the throne are killed, and the King is murdered during the night. Eventually the kidnappers are killed and the princess is brought back to the village to confront the Imam, as all the villagers are being given Muslim names.

Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.