Released:
1996-04-12

Overview:
It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

Director:
Dani Kouyaté

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Fantasy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Seydou Boro
  as
  Sundjata Keita
• 
  Hamed Dicko
  as
  Mabo Keïta
• 
  Abdoulaye Komboudri
  as
  M. Fafana l'instituteur
• 
  Sotigui Kouyaté
  as
  Djeliba Kouyaté
• 
  Claire Sanon
  as
  Sitan