Watch Touki Bouki

Dakar boys lost at sea return to possess the girls they left; Mati Diop's ghost story.

A Senegalese woman as a maid on the Riviera; the first feature by a sub-Saharan director.

An old professor drives to receive an honour and revisits his life in dreams.

Two bikers ride to New Orleans with Jack Nicholson in tow; the counterculture on film.

Jack Nicholson as an oil-rig worker who was once a concert pianist; the chicken salad scene.

Sissy Spacek narrates a killing spree across the Dakota plains; Malick's debut.

Poignant slave-trade island, UNESCO-listed.

Visit Dakar, the vibrant capital of Senegal on the Cape Verde Peninsula. Explore the African Renaissance Monument (a 49-meter bronze statue symbolizing Africa's rebirth), wander through the colorful markets of Sandaga (known for textiles and crafts), and visit the House of Slaves on Gorée Island (a UNESCO World Heritage site memorializing the transatlantic slave trade). Enjoy local dishes like thieboudienne (Senegal's national fish and rice dish) at a seaside restaurant.