Timpi Tampa

Timpi Tampa is a comedy-drama about Khalilou, a young man who decides to challenge harmful beauty standards and the practice of skin bleaching in Africa. After his mother develops cancer as a result of depigmentation, he disguises himself as a woman named Leila to enter a university beauty pageant. By competing in a contest where light skin is traditionally favored, he hopes to create opportunities for dark-skinned women to be recognized.

The film was written and directed by Adama Bineta Sow and produced by Oumar Sall. This Senegal and France co-production features Pape Aly Diop in the dual role of Khalilou and Leila, alongside Awa Djiga Kané, Yacine Sow Dumon, Fatoumata Aidara Sarr, Nouroudine Diallo, and Jean Pierre Coly. The production was handled by Nolita, Cinekap, and Canal+ International. With a runtime of 83 minutes, the movie has received a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb based on 20 votes.