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Ceddo (pronounced [ˈtʃɛd.do]), also known as The Outsiders, is a 1977 Senegalese drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.
Outsiders: Directed by Ousmane Sembene. With Tabata Ndiaye, Alioune Fall, Moustapha Yade, Matoura Dia. In protest of forced conversion to Islam, the Ceddo (outsiders) kidnap King Demba War's daughter Princess Dior Yacine and hold her hostage.
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- Ousmane Sembene
- 1984
Oct 27, 2013 · From the Senegalese master filmmaker, Ousmane Sembène. **FOR ENGLISH SUBTITLES, ENABLE CLOSED CAPTION**Dissension amongst the nobility and commoners ensues when the king of a quasihistorical ...
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In precolonial Senegal, members of the Ceddo (or “outsiders”) kidnap Princess Dior Yacine (Tabata Ndiaye) after her father, the king, pledges loyalty to an ascendant Islamic faction that plans to convert the entire clan to its faith.
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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.
- Ousmane Sembène
- 112 min
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In protest of forced conversion to Islam, the Ceddo (outsiders) kidnap King Demba War's daughter Princess Dior Yacine and hold her hostage. The Ceddo try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade.
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The Ceddo 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.
