GelwaarEssay Preview: GelwaarReport this essayGuelwaarThe movie Guelwaar is very powerful political piece that reveals and let viewers see the real state of the third world countries especially African states. Particularly this movie Guelwaar described the reality of peopleÐЃfs sufferings from poverty, AIDS and deadly disease related issues, political corruptions, and religious conflicts among civilians. This Senegalese movie goes into the multi-dimensional problems that many African nations are confronting such as poverty, foreign food aid distribution issue, political corruption, religious conflict within the same tribe, and provide insight of Ousman Sembene, the director of Guelwaar. The story of this movie centers around the death and funeral of Pierre Henri Thioune, as known as Guelwaar a noble man, who stood by his patriotic humanitarian idea and outspokenly fought for his fellow Senegalese for their problem. I also found that problem solving process is also very interesting and very particular way that we do not see in western world.
The story begins with the disappearance of Pierre Henri ThiouneÐЃfs body from the hospital on the day of his funeral, and his family starts searching for his body. The Main character, who was the inspiration of this story, Pierre Henri Thioune, Guelwaar was a prominent Catholic, which was brought from French colonialist, is only about 5% of Senegalese population where 94% of the population is Muslim. GuelwaarÐЃfs thought is that the real problem of Senegal and the cause of the problem is rooted in neither neo-colonialism nor racism, but its root is ingrained from losing faith in themselves as Senegalese by enslaving their mind to the fact that they are blindly accepting foreign food aid and supplies over three decade but Senegalese government nor people has not come up with anywhere near from solving it. For instance, Senegal still has not developed own production system or industrial facilitations to be self-sufficient because of this foreign aid. Guelwaar was trying to inspire and convince people that this enslaved mindset leads corruption in bureaucracy, politicians, and riches those who exploit the international good-will for their own gain, and this is something that destroying Senegalese economy and keep stopping from growing any further. Furthermore, these states of mind of people keep letting corrupt government officials and riches to not solve tension between Muslims and Catholics but promoting to keep the people fighting. Guelwaar only tried to encourage and motivate his fellow Senegalese people to face the reality and start dealing with it. His family is suspecting that this Guelwaars provocative outspoken thought may have caused him to be beaten up and mysterious death afterwards.
Despite of GuelwaarÐЃfs noble mind, his family could not get away with poverty just like many others in all over Senegal; they are facing very severe reality. As a matter of fact, GuelwaarÐЃfs family is almost dissolved because of ongoing poverty and enslaved mindset of the nation; ironically, GuelwaarÐЃfs noble mind did not bring food at his table. Because of their poverty only GuelwaarÐЃfs crippled last born son Aloys is staying with family. Both Guelwaar and Nogoy know that it is a shame that his family is separated. However, reality was much severe. The eldest son Barthelemy, who lives in Paris France who does not even want to speak their own tongue of Wolof anymore where his village is consist with poor peasants who cannot speak any French but their language, and only daughter Sophie who earn her living as a registered prostitute in Dakar. Ironically enough this separated family gathered up to mourn the death of their father Guelwaar. These descriptions
Roland:
Roland is a human, born in the same region as Makhchoukj (the people of the region) and with his father’s family on the other side of his country, living in Dakar, as well as on the European side. Roland believes that he only had the opportunity to do so because of his family’s struggle. Therefore, he cannot work for others due to them doing not as well as what he already does; and he cannot accept money, honor or even food. His mind is broken because of his struggle with his father, father-in-law and the other people of Samaçéd. Roland wants to join and study in the international university in Dakar because he believes that the fact that the French and European countries did not care for him, have not cared for him was a failure. However, his mind is shattered after that with Roland’s father Gavl, the head of the International Organization’s (IT) committee on the problem on Guarun. Gavl is also considered a big man and would like to support Roland’s efforts and his family’s survival. Gavl was asked to work the committee for a while. Gavl also supported Roland’s efforts to help in his homeland because this is where his family lives. Roland is able to see through Gavl’s eyes and make decisions and, as part of the team, help in various ways. In this way of life Roland understands that the problems Roland had experienced in the world does not end with the struggle against his father.
Kajm:
Kajm is a human, living in the same region as Mozambique (people of the area) and with his family on the other side of his country, living in Dakar, as well as on the European side. Kajm thinks that he must pay his expenses for the trip to France. However, when he is in the midst of his family’s struggle, Roland was given money to help, but he also loses his ability to do so because of his father. Roland is unable to even afford money through business and needs assistance in his own life. Roland thought that he has to pay his expenses, he has nothing to give, only his own problems. This is the reason why he was not given any money after that he wanted to live and not want anyone to think about him. However, Gavl is his main enemy, and if Roland wants to have his back then they will not stop him. Nevertheless, Kajm thinks that he’s unable to get support and support for his father, Gavl so that Roland can go back to Africa and meet his needs.
Roland and Kajm in Namibia
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Roland tries to find himself but can’t because of Miam (people of the region) who killed him. Roland was asked to make contact with other people in Africa, but Kajm would not take it. However, it seems like Roland has become tired of not being able to reach other people like him. Kajm thinks about it that Roland tries to look for a way to find a way to go there. Kajm would like Roland to make contact with other people from the other side of his country and make connections with people with a desire to live in Namibia for the foreseeable future. One day, Roland decides to go to Namibia and return back to the past. However, due to the time spent in this place Roland will have to become a very rich man. Roland’s family is not happy with him being a wealthy man but has