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Ceddo

(1978)

February 16, 1978• 1h 57m
67%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Ousmane Sembène

Director

Top Billed Cast

MD

Mamadou DioumĂŠ

Prince Biram

OS

Ousmane Sembène

Ibrahima

TN

Tabata Ndiaye

Princess Dior

MY

Moustapha Yade

Madir Fatim Fall

ID

Ismaila Diagne

The Kidnapper

MD

Matoura Dia

The King

OG

Omar Gueye

Jaraaf (as Oumar Gueye)

NM

Nar Modou

Saxewar

OC

Ousmane Camara

Diogomay