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6.8The 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.
Released: 1978-02-16117 minDir: Ousmane SembèneDrama
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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
Themes
- muslim
- kidnapping
- jihad
- paganism
- slave trade
- tribal warfare
- religious intolerance
- 17th century
- religious persecution
- religious freedom
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 991312
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- publication date
- 1977-01-01
- title
- Ceddo
- review score
- 6/10
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Senegal
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Ousmane Sembène
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Manu Dibango
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1977 in film
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Moolaadé
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Black Girl
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Categories
1977 films1977 French-language films1977 multilingual filmsCensored filmsFilms about ChristianityFilms about IslamFilms about slaveryFilms directed by Ousmane SembèneFilms set in pre-colonial sub-Saharan AfricaFilms set in SenegalFilms set in the 17th centuryRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataSenegalese drama filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWolof-language films