Emitai
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Emitai is a 1971 anti-colonial Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that portrays Diola villagers’ resistance to French colonial conscription and taxation during World War II.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emitai Context triple: [Ousmane Sembène, notableWork, Emitai]
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Emar
Emar was an ancient Near Eastern city on the Euphrates River, known as a significant Late Bronze Age administrative and cultural center whose rich cuneiform archives have illuminated Hittite and Syrian history.
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Emohua
Emohua is a prominent town in Rivers State, Nigeria, traditionally inhabited by the Ikwerre people and serving as an important local administrative and cultural center.
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Gomeisa
Gomeisa is the second-brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, known as a hot, blue-white main-sequence star visible to the naked eye.
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Emae
Emae is an Oceanic language spoken on Emae Island in Vanuatu, closely related to other Central Vanuatu languages.
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Eldaah
Eldaah is a minor biblical figure listed in the Hebrew Bible as one of the descendants of Abraham through his wife Keturah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emitai Target entity description: Emitai is a 1971 anti-colonial Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that portrays Diola villagers’ resistance to French colonial conscription and taxation during World War II.
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A.
Emar
Emar was an ancient Near Eastern city on the Euphrates River, known as a significant Late Bronze Age administrative and cultural center whose rich cuneiform archives have illuminated Hittite and Syrian history.
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B.
Emohua
Emohua is a prominent town in Rivers State, Nigeria, traditionally inhabited by the Ikwerre people and serving as an important local administrative and cultural center.
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C.
Gomeisa
Gomeisa is the second-brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, known as a hot, blue-white main-sequence star visible to the naked eye.
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D.
Emae
Emae is an Oceanic language spoken on Emae Island in Vanuatu, closely related to other Central Vanuatu languages.
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E.
Eldaah
Eldaah is a minor biblical figure listed in the Hebrew Bible as one of the descendants of Abraham through his wife Keturah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Senegalese film
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anti-colonial film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dieu du tonnerre
ⓘ
Emitaï ⓘ
linked to:
Emitai
|
| cinemaMovement | African cinema ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Georges Caristan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Senegal ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| depicts |
Diola villagers’ resistance
ⓘ
French colonialism ⓘ conscription ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| director | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Senegalese ⓘ |
| filmmaker | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ political film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupDepicted |
Diola people
ⓘ
linked to:
Diola
|
| hasHistoricalContext | French colonial rule in West Africa ⓘ |
| hasMainLocationType | rural village ⓘ |
| language |
Diola
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| musicBy | Moussa Ngom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of French colonial policies in Senegal
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representation of Diola culture ⓘ |
| partOf | Ousmane Sembène filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
forced requisition of rice by colonial authorities
ⓘ
recruitment of African soldiers for the French army ⓘ village women’s resistance to colonial demands ⓘ |
| producer | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Senegal ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenplayLanguage |
Diola
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| setIn |
Casamance
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French West Africa ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-colonial resistance
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conflict between tradition and colonial authority ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1940s ⓘ |
| writer | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emitai Description of subject: Emitai is a 1971 anti-colonial Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène that portrays Diola villagers’ resistance to French colonial conscription and taxation during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Emitai