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Ceddo

68

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NR 1978 · 1h 57m

Drama

Starring Mamadou Dioumé · Moustapha Yade · Makhouredia Gueye

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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.

Theatrical

Feb 16, 1978

Director

Ousmane Sembène

Music

Manu Dibango

Studio

Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération

Original Language

French

Keywords

muslim kidnapping jihad paganism slave trade tribal warfare religious intolerance 17th century religious persecution religious freedom african christianity traditional values religious fanaticism

Cast

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Mamadou Dioumé

Prince Biram Ngone Thioub

Madir Fatim Fall

Makhouredia Gueye

King Demba War Thioub

Raymond Hermantier

Slaves and Arms Trader (uncredited)

Ousmane Sembène

A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)

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