Ceddo
Drama
★ 6.7/1019781h 57mNR
Director: Ousmane Sembène
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.
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
French
Released
Feb 16, 1978
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
French
Released
Feb 16, 1978
Cast
Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
Tabata Ndiaye
Tabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior Yacine
Moustapha Yade
Moustapha Yade
Madir Fatim Fall
Ismaila Diagne
Ismaila Diagne
Ceddo Kidnapper
Matoura Dia
Matoura Dia
King
Omar Gueye
Omar Gueye
Jaraaf the King's Mediator
Nar Modou
Nar Modou
Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
Ousmane Camara
Ousmane Camara
Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
Alioune Fall
Alioune Fall
Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia Gueye
King Demba War Thioub
Mamadou Sy
Mamadou Sy
Mody Gueye
Mody Gueye
Samba Touré
Samba Touré
Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales
Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales
Pierre Orma
Pierre Orma
Priest
Eloi Coly
Eloi Coly
Marek Tollik
Marek Tollik
Clarice Diop
Clarice Diop
Gouré
Gouré
Imam (uncredited)
Raymond Hermantier
Raymond Hermantier
Slaves and Arms Trader (uncredited)
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