Ceddo
19781h 57mNo ratings yet
- Drama
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.
Keywords
- kidnapping
- slave trade
- 17th century
- paganism
- religious fanaticism
- muslim
- religious persecution
- jihad
- religious intolerance
- tribal warfare
- religious freedom
- traditional values
- african christianity
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 16, 1978
- Original language
- Wolof
- Spoken languages
- arabic, french, wolof
- Countries
- Senegal
- Production
- Filmi Domirev,Films Domireew,Sembene,Ministère de la Coopération,Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0077309