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Ceddo (1978)

Ceddo (1978)

Drama
Release Date: 1978, February 16
Directors: Ousmane Sembène
Countries: France, Senegal
Production: Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération
Cast: Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Makhouredia Gueye, Raymond Hermantier, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia, Omar Gueye, Nar Modou, Ousmane Camara, Alioune Fall, Pierre Orma

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.

Keywords:

kidnapping jihad 17th century muslim slave trade paganism religious fanaticism religious persecution religious intolerance traditional values tribal warfare african christianity religious freedom