Yeelen
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
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22 people
Souleymane Cissé Director · Michel Portal Composer Salif Keita Composer
United States release April 14, 1989 · Produced in Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Japan, Mali · Languages Bambara, Fula
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Les Films du Carrosse
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Atriascop Paris
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Burkina Faso Ministry of Life and Culture
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French Ministry of Cooperation and Development
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Les Films Cissé
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Mali Government
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Midas
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UTA
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CNC
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French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Ministère de la Culture
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WDR
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Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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Ministry of Cooperation and Development (France)
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France)
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Burkina Faso · France · Germany · Japan · Mali
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Bambara
Spoken on screen
Bambara · Fula
Release dates
France · March 7, 1987
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Cannes Film Festival)
United States · April 14, 1989
Limited theatrical
France
July 1, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 11, 1988 · Theatrical
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