Ceddo (1978)

Name: Ceddo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-02-16
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia

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.

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Released 1978-02-16 · 117 min · Drama

Directed by Ousmane Sembène

Cast

Mamadou Dioumé as Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
Tabata Ndiaye as Princess Dior Yacine
Moustapha Yade as Madir Fatim Fall
Ismaila Diagne as Ceddo Kidnapper
Matoura Dia as King
Omar Gueye as Jaraaf the King's Mediator
Nar Modou as Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
Ousmane Camara as Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
Alioune Fall as Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia Gueye as King Demba War Thioub
Mamadou Sy
Mody Gueye
Samba Touré
Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales
Pierre Orma as Priest