Ceddo (1977)
When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Actors: Ismaila Diagne, Mamadou Dioumé, Matoura Dia, Moustapha Yade, Nar Modou, Omar Gueye, Ousmane Camara, Ousmane Sembène, Tabata Ndiaye
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