| Title: | Ceddo a.k.a The Outsiders |
| Year of production: | 1977 |
| Director: | Ousmane Sembène |
| Country of origin: | Senegal |
| Running time: | 120 minutes |
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. The negative potrayal of Islam (Senegal’s majority religion) lead to the movie being banned in the country for sevral years.
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The World of African Cinema 