Part of Sembene’s planned trilogy on the everyday heroism of African women, FAAT KINE tells the story of an uncompromising, resourceful and fiercely independent Senegalese businesswoman. After two pregnancies out of wedlock, FAAT KINE has earned a place for herself as a successful gas station owner in patriarchal Senegalese society, raising her two children alone and providing fully for their needs. The plot is interspersed with flashbacks relating Faat Kiné’s struggles on her way to success and emancipation.