Film · 1978
Ceddo
Directed by Ousmane SembèneMamadou DiouméTabata NdiayeMoustapha Yade
17 Jul 1981UK release
1h 57mRunning time
15BBFC rating
6.7TMDB score of 10
The story
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.
Cast
Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram Ngone ThioubTabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior YacineMoustapha Yade
Madir Fatim FallIsmaila Diagne
Ceddo KidnapperMatoura Dia
KingOmar Gueye
Jaraaf the King's MediatorNar Modou
Mugis / Saxewar the WarriorOusmane Camara
Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / OusmaneAlioune Fall
Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia Gueye
King Demba War ThioubMamadou Sy
Mody Gueye
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