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
Director, Writer

Mamadou Dioumé
Prince Biram Ngone Thioub
Tabata Ndiaye
Princess Dior Yacine
Moustapha Yade
Madir Fatim Fall
Ismaila Diagne
Ceddo Kidnapper
Matoura Dia
King
Omar Gueye
Jaraaf the King's Mediator
Nar Modou
Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior
Ousmane Camara
Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane
Alioune Fall
Fall the Seed of the Dynasty
Fatima72%
The Message71%
Kingdom of Heaven71%
A United Kingdom66%
Unconquered65%
Women Talking68%
Come Sunday58%
Rob Roy67%
What Maisie Knew71%
Joseph82%
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles74%
Goal II: Living the Dream60%
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken60%
Othello74%
Desert Flower76%
The Man in the Iron Mask66%
The Piano Lesson58%
Against All Flags60%
Skin64%
Midnight Special62%