Ceddo

1978 · 1h 57m · 6.8

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.

Ousmane Sembène

Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia, Omar Gueye, Nar Modou, Ousmane Camara, Alioune Fall, Makhouredia Gueye

muslim, kidnapping, jihad, paganism, slave trade, tribal warfare, religious intolerance, 17th century, religious persecution, religious freedom, african christianity, traditional values, religious fanaticism