This film is believed to be Africa's first avant-garde film, although Oh, Sun (1970) could also make this claim.
The title means "The Journey of the Hyena" in the Wolof language.
Ranked number 62 non-English-speaking film in the critics' poll conducted by the BBC in 2018.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #685.
Features the ship MV Ancerville, which also appears in Black Girl (1966).