Ceddo
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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Cast
26 people
Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
Known for
Iago
Coup de Torchon
Tabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior Yacine
Also in
Faat Kiné
Manu Dibango
Moustapha Yade
Madir Fatim Fall
Also in
Mossane
TGV
Carrie Sembene
Georges Caristan
Ismaila Diagne
Ceddo Kidnapper
Florence Eymon
Matoura Dia
King
Omar Gueye
Jaraaf the King's Mediator
Also in
Jom
Nar Modou
Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
Ousmane Camara
Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
Also in
Emitaï
Ousmane Sembène Director · Manu Dibango Composer Georges Carestan Cinematographer
United States release February 16, 1978 · Produced in Senegal, France · Languages Arabic, English, French, Wolof
Production
Filmi Domirev
Production
Ministère de la Coopération
Production
Senegal · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Wolof
Release dates
France · May 17, 1977
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · February 16, 1978
Theatrical · New York City, New York
France · July 11, 1979
Theatrical
United States
May 25, 1978 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
January 14, 1995 · Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
September 9, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
May 3, 2011 · Theatrical · Austin, Texas
December 9, 2023 · Theatrical · Philadelphia, PA (4K Restoration)
Austria
March 15, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
April 23, 2026 · Limited theatrical · IMS Paulista (Sessão Mutual Films)
Germany
June 1, 1977 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
January 16, 1978 · TV · West Germany
Hungary
April 12, 1979 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 27, 2020 · Premiere · IndieLisboa
Russia
July 21, 1977 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 31, 1977 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
November 29, 1977 · Premiere · London Film Festival
July 17, 1981 · Theatrical
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