Yeelen
1987 · TMDB 6.6
Directed by Souleymane Cissé
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
Why it matters
Souleymane Cisse's Malian fable of a young man fleeing his sorcerer father, steeped in Bambara cosmology and landscape.
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Released
- 1987-07-01
- Studio
- Les Films du Carrosse
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Language
- Bambara
- TMDB score
- 6.6
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Key contributors
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Souleymane Cissé
Director
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Issiaka Kane
Niankoro, the Son
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Balla Moussa Keita
Rouma Boll, the Fulani King
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Aoua Sangare
Attou, the Young Fulani Woman
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Ismaila Sarr
Bofing, the Uncle
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Niamanto Sanogo
Soma / Djigui
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Soumba Traore
Mah, the Mother
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Koke Sangare
The Chief of Komo
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Youssouf Tenin Cissé
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