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Ceddo (1978)

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: 1978-02-16
Runtime: 117 min
Rating: 6.7 / 10
Cast
Mamadou Dioumé
Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram
Ousmane Sembène
Ousmane Sembène
Ibrahima
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Tabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior
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Moustapha Yade
Madir Fatim Fall
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Ismaila Diagne
The Kidnapper
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Matoura Dia
The King
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Omar Gueye
Jaraaf (as Oumar Gueye)
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Nar Modou
Saxewar
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Ousmane Camara
Diogomay