Ceddo

Name: Ceddo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-02-16
Duration: 117 min

1h 57m·Drama

Directed by Ousmane Sembène·1978

Rate

6.8/10 avg

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.

DirectorOusmane SembèneCinematographyGeorges CarestanStudioFilmi Domirev

Actor	Role
Mamadou DiouméPrince Biram Ngone Thioub	Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
TTabata NdiayePrincess Dior Yacine	Princess Dior Yacine
MMoustapha YadeMadir Fatim Fall	Madir Fatim Fall
IIsmaila DiagneCeddo Kidnapper	Ceddo Kidnapper
MMatoura DiaKing	King
OOmar GueyeJaraaf the King's Mediator	Jaraaf the King's Mediator
NNar ModouMugis / Saxewar the Warrior	Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
OOusmane CamaraFara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane	Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
AAlioune FallFall the Seed of the Dynasty	Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia GueyeKing Demba War Thioub	King Demba War Thioub
MMamadou SyNot listed	Not listed
MMody GueyeNot listed	Not listed
SSamba TouréNot listed	Not listed
SSerigne Ndiaye GonzalesNot listed	Not listed
PPierre OrmaPriest	Priest
EEloi ColyNot listed	Not listed
MMarek TollikNot listed	Not listed
CClarice DiopNot listed	Not listed
GGouréImam (uncredited)	Imam (uncredited)
RRaymond HermantierSlaves and Arms Trader (uncredited)	Slaves and Arms Trader (uncredited)
Ousmane SembèneA Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)	A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)