| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
The Ceddo try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. In a 19th century village, a princess is kidnapped, and a Muslim imam struggles against a Catholic priest for religious and political control, while the ceddo (common people) try to hold on to their traditional ways. Sembene's historical epic condenses two centuries of African history into a thriller of oppression and intolerance |
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This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play in all DVD players or drives |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Banned by the Senegalese government for several years, ostensibly over the European spelling of the title, but more likely for its unflattering portrayal of Islam |
| Credits |
Photography, Georges Caristan; editors, Florence Eymon, Dominique Blaine; music, Manu Dibango |
| Cast |
Tabara Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Makhouredia Gueye, Oumar Gueye |
| Notes |
DVD-R |
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In Wolof and French with subtitles in English |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Islam -- Senegal -- History -- Drama.
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Slavery and Islam -- Africa -- Drama.
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Conversion -- Drama.
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Senegal -- Ethnic relations -- Drama.
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DVD-Video discs
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Feature films.
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Historical films.
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Feature films
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007.
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Ndiaye, Tabara.
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Yade, Moustapha.
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Films Domirev (Firm)
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