Ceddo
1978 · 1h 57m · Drama · Senegal, France · Rated 15 (GB)
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.
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Ousmane Sembène6.2Smart score
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17th centuryafrican christianityjihadkidnappingmuslimpaganismreligious fanaticismreligious freedomreligious intolerancereligious persecutionslave tradetraditional valuestribal warfare
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