This is believed to be the first feature film made by a black African in sub-Saharan Africa.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #852.
A poster for this film can be seen in the background during the final scene of Ousmane Sembene's later film Xala (1975).
Features the ship MV Ancerville, which also appears in Touki Bouki (1973). The Ancerville was launched in 1962, being specifically built to serve the Marseille to Dakar (Senegal) route for the Compagnie de Navigation Paquet. In 1973, the ship was sold to the China Ocean Shipping Company and renamed Minghua. In 1983, she was sold to become a hotel and entertainment complex in the Shekou Industrial Zone.