Ceddo (1978)
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.
Release Date: 1978-02-16
Runtime: 117 minutes
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Top Cast
- Mamadou Dioumé as Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
- Tabata Ndiaye as Princess Dior Yacine
- Moustapha Yade as Madir Fatim Fall
- Ismaila Diagne as Ceddo Kidnapper
- Matoura Dia as King
- Omar Gueye as Jaraaf the King's Mediator
- Nar Modou as Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
- Ousmane Camara as Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
- Alioune Fall as Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
- Makhouredia Gueye as King Demba War Thioub
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