Ceddo
1978-02-16
6.7
wo 117mDrama
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.
Director
Ousmane Sembène
Writer
Ousmane Sembène
Original Music Composer
Manu Dibango
Editor
Florence Eymon
Director of Photography
Georges Carestan
Director of Photography
Bara Diokhane
muslim kidnapping jihad paganism slave trade tribal warfare religious intolerance 17th century religious persecution religious freedom african christianity traditional values religious fanaticism
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Senegal
- France
Companies
- Filmi Domirev
- Ministère de la Coopération
