Ceddo

Name: Ceddo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-02-16
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.8

1h 57m English, French, Arabic, Wolof

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Ceddo

1h 57m English, French, Arabic, Wolof

★ #81,329 Drama

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

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.

Director Ousmane Sembène

Writer Ousmane Sembène