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Ceddo
★ 6.8· 1978· 117 min· Popularity 0NR
Drama
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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Release Date: 2/16/1978
Runtime: 117 minutes
Languages: Arabic, French, English, Wolof
Director: Ousmane Sembène
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Companies: Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération
Countries: Senegal, France
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
muslimkidnappingjihadpaganismslave tradetribal warfarereligious intolerance17th centuryreligious persecutionreligious freedomafrican christianitytraditional valuesreligious fanaticism
