Ceddo
1978 · Movie · NR · 116 min · ★ 6.8
Banned in Senegal upon its release, Ousmane Sembène’s ambitious precolonial epic explores the combustible tensions among ancient tradition, religious colonization, political expediency, and individual freedom as it chronicles the division and eventual war between the animistic Ceddo and the fundamentalist Muslims.
Also known as Outsiders
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-02-16
- Language
- WO
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 116 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (35 votes)
Themes
- muslim
- kidnapping
- jihad
- paganism
- slave trade
- tribal warfare
- religious intolerance
- 17th century
- religious persecution
- religious freedom
- african christianity
- traditional values
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Mamadou Dioumé
as Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
- TN
Tabata Ndiaye
as Princess Dior Yacine
- MY
Moustapha Yade
as Madir Fatim Fall
- ID
Ismaila Diagne
as Ceddo Kidnapper
- MD
Matoura Dia
as King
- OG
Omar Gueye
as Jaraaf the King's Mediator
- NM
Nar Modou
as Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
- OC
Ousmane Camara
as Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
- AF
Alioune Fall
as Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Makhouredia Gueye
as King Demba War Thioub
Directed by Ousmane Sembène