Ceddo (1978)

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Ceddo
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StarringMamadou DiouméTabata NdiayeMoustapha Yade
DirectorOusmane Sembène
WriterOusmane Sembène
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NR 1 hr 57 minFeb 16th, 1978Drama
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Plot
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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Theatrical Release:February 16th, 1978
Original Language:Wolof
Production Companies:Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération
Ceddo on the Web:WikiData
kidnapping17th centurymuslimtraditional valuespaganismreligious persecutionslave tradereligious fanaticismreligious intolerancejihad

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