Story
Full overview
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.
People
Cast
Mamadou DiouméPrince Biram Ngone Thioub
Tabata NdiayePrincess Dior YacineMoustapha YadeMadir Fatim FallIsmaila DiagneCeddo KidnapperMatoura DiaKingOmar GueyeJaraaf the King's MediatorNar ModouMugis / Saxewar the WarriorOusmane CamaraFara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / OusmaneAlioune FallFall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia GueyeKing Demba War ThioubMamadou SyMody GueyeSamba TouréProduction
Key crew
Ousmane SembèneDirector
Ousmane SembèneWriter