Released:
1978-02-16

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Mamadou Dioumé
  as
  Prince Biram
• 
  Ousmane Sembène
  as
  Ibrahima
• 
  Tabata Ndiaye
  as
  Princess Dior
• 
  Moustapha Yade
  as
  Madir Fatim Fall
• 
  Ismaila Diagne
  as
  The Kidnapper