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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 16, 1978
- Original language
- Wolof
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, French, Wolof
- Countries
- Senegal
- Cast
- Marek Tollik,Omar Gueye,Mamadou Sy,Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales,Matoura Dia,Mody Gueye,Alioune Fall,Tabata Ndiaye,Nar Modou,Makhouredia Gueyeand 11 more
- Director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Writer
- Ousmane Sembène
- Cinematography
- Seydina D. Saye,Georges Carestan,Orlando Lopez,Bara Diokhane
- Music
- Manu Dibango
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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