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Ceddo

1978Directed by Ousmane Sembène1h 57mDrama

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

Crew

Ousmane Sembène
Director, Writer
Georges Carestan
Director of Photography
Bara Diokhane
Director of Photography
Orlando Lopez
Director of Photography
Seydina D. Saye
Director of Photography
Manu Dibango
Original Music Composer

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