Ceddo

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.

Erscheinungsdatum
1978-02-16
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (38)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 57 Min.
Genres
Drama
Regie
Ousmane Sembène

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Ceddo, also known as The Outsiders, is a 1977 Senegalese drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène.

Background

When questioned on what year the film takes place Ousmane said "I can't give a date. These events occurred in the 18th and 19th century and are still occurring". The story can be viewed as an abridged version of West-African history, and the village as a microcosm of the continent. For Sembène, the Ceddo embody the resistance of a culture and a traditional way of life to the encroachments of Islam, Christianity and colonialism.

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