Ceddo (1978)

Name: Ceddo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-02-16
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia

Drama

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.

Rating: 6.7 / 10 (38 votes)
Release date: February 16, 1978
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: French
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Status: Released