Diankou Sembene Explained

Diankou Sembene
Birth Name:	Diankou Sembene
Birth Place:	Dakar, Sénégal
Nationality:	Sénégalese
Known For:	Atlantics
Years Active:	2019–present
Occupation:	Actor

Diankou Sembene, is a Sénégalese actor.^[1] He is best known for the role as 'Mr. Ndiaye' in the supernatural romantic drama film Atlantics.^[2]

Career

In 2019, Sembene was selected for the film Atlantics directed by Mati Diop as her first feature film.^[3] The film had its premier in the capital of Dakar before its release in Senegal. The film had mainly positive reviews from critics and screened at several film festivals. The film later won the Grand Prix Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

After the success of the film, he acted in the television serial ZeroZeroZero and short film Corruption.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2019	Atlantics	Mr. Ndiaye	Film	^[6]
2019	ZeroZeroZero	Inspector General Oumar Sukus	TV series
2019	Corruption	Chief Police	Short film

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Atlantics' director's touch of the supernatural is just reality for many Senegalese. Los Angeles Times . 24 October 2020.
2. Web site: 'Atlantics' ('Atlantiques'): Film Review Cannes 2019. Los Angeles Times . 24 October 2020.
3. Web site: 'Atlantics' Is A Haunting Refugee Story — Of The Women Left Behind In Senegal. Northwest Public Broadcasting . 24 October 2020.
4. Web site: Cannes: in Dakar, the joy of the young heroine of "Atlantic", Grand Prix 2019. rfi . 24 October 2020.
5. Web site: Diankou Sembene: Acteur. allocine . 24 October 2020.
6. Web site: Cannes Film Festival 2019: Nine films to look out for . BBC News . 14 May 2019.