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Yeelen Cast & Characters

Yeelen (1989) stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, the Son, Balla Moussa Keita as Rouma Boll, the Fulani King and Aoua Sangare as Attou, the Young Fulani Woman. The fantasy movie was released April 14, 1989. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1989 · 1h 45m 66 Audience
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Starring Cast
I
Issiaka Kane
Niankoro, the Son
B
Balla Moussa Keita
Rouma Boll, the Fulani King
A
Aoua Sangare
Attou, the Young Fulani Woman
I
Ismaila Sarr
Bofing, the Uncle
N
Niamanto Sanogo
Soma / Djigui
Y
Youssouf Coulibaly
Key crew
Director
Souleymane Cissé
Screenplay
Souleymane Cissé
Producers
Souleymane Cissé
Music
Salif Keita , Michel Portal
Cinematography
Jean-Noël Ferragut , Jean-Michel Humeau
Editor
Seipati N'Xumalo , Jenny Frenck , Dounamba Coulibaly , Marie-Catherine Miqueau , Seipati Keita , Nathalie Goepfert , Andrée Davanture
Production design
Kossa Mody Keita
Costume design
Kossa Mody Keita

Full cast

6 cast members
Issiaka Kane
Niankoro, the Son
Balla Moussa Keita
Rouma Boll, the Fulani King
Aoua Sangare
Attou, the Young Fulani Woman
Ismaila Sarr
Bofing, the Uncle
Niamanto Sanogo
Soma / Djigui
Youssouf Coulibaly

Crew by department

25 crew members

Directing

Souleymane Cissé
Director
Seydou Diallo
Assistant Director
Bernard Tiphine
First Assistant Camera
Pascal Sautelet
First Assistant Camera
Jean-Michel Humeau
Director of Photography
Jean-Noël Ferragut
Director of Photography

Editing

Andrée Davanture
Editor
Dounamba Coulibaly
Editor
Jenny Frenck
Editor
Marie-Catherine Miqueau
Editor
Nathalie Goepfert
Editor
Seipati Keita
Editor
Seipati N'Xumalo
Editor

Sound

Daniel Ollivier
Sound
Michel Meller
Sound

Art

Kossa Mody Keita
Production Design

Costume & Makeup

Kossa Mody Keita
Costume Design

Other

Fanta Traore
Script Supervisor
Sékou Ouedraogo
Script Supervisor