In this working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Dakar, stands the proud house of Ndiouga Thiam, a renowned jeweler and family patriarch, who has realized his dream of bringing almost all his descendants together under one roof. Baabel thus unites four generations living in a single house. The challenges of coexistence don't prevent the residents from maintaining a certain equilibrium under the rule of the authoritarian Ndiouga. This equilibrium is disrupted when Khalil, Ndiouga's youngest son, returns from France with his brand-new wife, Fa Bintou. Nicknamed "the Parisian," and now the perfect daughter-in-law in Ndiouga's eyes, she disrupts lives and routines, thereby becoming the target of her sisters-in-law...

Cast

R

Rokhaya Gueye

Fa Bintou

E

El Hadj Moda Thioune

Khalil Thiam

K

Khady Gueye

Awa Cheikh Pene

D

Dieynaba Sow

Nabou Gueye

A

Aminata Kébé

Leila Thiam

A

Adama Dieng

Sadikh Thiam

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Baabel

2023 · 2 seasons · Ended

Family Drama

In this working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Dakar, stands the proud house of Ndiouga Thiam, a renowned jeweler and family patriarch, who has realized his dream of bringing almost all his descendants together under one roof. Baabel thus unites four generations living in a single house. The challenges of coexistence don't prevent the residents from maintaining a certain equilibrium under the rule of the authoritarian Ndiouga. This equilibrium is disrupted when Khalil, Ndiouga's youngest son, returns from France with his brand-new wife, Fa Bintou. Nicknamed "the Parisian," and now the perfect daughter-in-law in Ndiouga's eyes, she disrupts lives and routines, thereby becoming the target of her sisters-in-law...