Ceddo

Ceddo

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1978-02-16
Genre:Drama
Duration:117 min
Director:Ousmane Sembène
Actors:Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia
Production:Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération

Overview:

The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.

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