Movie, 1978
Ceddo
IMDb 6.7, 117 min, Drama, Senegal
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.
Cast
20 credited
Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
TN
Tabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior Yacine
MY
Moustapha Yade
Madir Fatim Fall
ID
Ismaila Diagne
Ceddo Kidnapper
MD
Matoura Dia
King
OG
Omar Gueye
Jaraaf the King's Mediator
NM
Nar Modou
Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
OC
Ousmane Camara
Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
AF
Alioune Fall
Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia Gueye
King Demba War Thioub
MS
Mamadou Sy
Cast
MG
Mody Gueye
Cast
Details
DirectorOusmane Sembène
WritersOusmane Sembène
GenreDrama
Runtime117 min
ReleasedThu, Feb 16, 1978
CountrySenegal
IMDBtt0077309
