Drama · Senegal · 1978 · 1h 57m

Ceddo

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Director
Ousmane Sembène
Cast
Mamadou Dioumé as Prince Biram Ousmane Sembène as Ibrahima Tabata Ndiaye as Princess Dior Moustapha Yade as Madir Fatim Fall Ismaila Diagne as The Kidnapper Matoura Dia as The King
Crew
Georges Carestan — Director of Photography Florence Eymon — Editor Manu Dibango — Original Music Composer Ousmane Sembène — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
muslimkidnappingjihadpaganismslave tradetribal warfarereligious intolerance17th centuryreligious persecutionreligious freedomafrican christianitytraditional values
Key Collaborators
Ousmane Sembène Director Georges Carestan Director of Photography Florence Eymon Editor Manu Dibango Original Music Composer Ousmane Sembène Writer
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