Ceddo
FEB 16, 1978 · 117 MIN · DIR. OUSMANE SEMBÈNE
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
Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
Tabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior Yacine
Moustapha Yade
Madir Fatim Fall
Ismaila Diagne
Ceddo Kidnapper
Matoura Dia
King
Omar Gueye
Jaraaf the King's Mediator
Nar Modou
Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
Ousmane Camara
Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
Alioune Fall
Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia Gueye
King Demba War Thioub
Mamadou Sy
Mody Gueye
Crew
Writer
Ousmane Sembène
Director of Photography
Georges Carestan
Director of Photography
Bara Diokhane
Director of Photography
Orlando Lopez
Director of Photography
Seydina D. Saye
Editor
Florence Eymon
Editor
Dominique Blain
Original Music Composer
Manu Dibango
