Ceddo

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.

Release Date

Feb 16, 1978

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Ousmane Sembène

Country

Senegal, France

Company

Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération