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Yeelen 1987 Directed by Souleymane Cissé

A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.

Country Mali
Language Bambara
Spoken Languages Bambara , Fulah
Gnere Drama
Release Date 1 July 1987
105 mins
Cast
Issiaka Kane
Issiaka Kane Niankoro, The Son
Balla Moussa Keita
Balla Moussa Keita Rouma Boll, the Fulani King
Aoua Sangare
Aoua Sangare Attou, the young Fulani woman
Ismaila Sarr
Ismaila Sarr Bofing, The Uncle
Niamanto Sanogo
Niamanto Sanogo Soma/ Djigui
Soumba Traore
Soumba Traore Mah, The Mother
Koke Sangare
Koke Sangare The Chief of Komo
Youssouf Tenin Cissé
Youssouf Tenin Cissé Attou's Little Boy
Sidi Diallo
Sidi Diallo
Bremira Dumbla
Bremira Dumbla
Seyba M'Baye
Seyba M'Baye
Djemori Traoré
Djemori Traoré
Youssouf Coulibaly
Youssouf Coulibaly
Sibiri Kone
Sibiri Kone
Toumani Soumaoro
Toumani Soumaoro
Dounanke Traoré
Dounanke Traoré
Zan Doumbla
Zan Doumbla
Manzon Coumare
Manzon Coumare
Souleymane Coumare
Souleymane Coumare
Tienon Fone
Tienon Fone
Sekou Konote
Sekou Konote
Nadje Doumbla
Nadje Doumbla
Crew
Director
Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
Writer
Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
Producer
Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
Cinematography
Jean-Michel Humeau
Jean-Michel Humeau
Jean-Noël Ferragut
Jean-Noël Ferragut
Composers
Michel Portal
Michel Portal
Salif Keita
Salif Keita
Editors
Nathalie Goepfert
Nathalie Goepfert
Seipati N'Xumalo
Seipati N'Xumalo
Jenny Frenck
Jenny Frenck
Seipati Keita
Seipati Keita
Andrée Davanture
Andrée Davanture
Dounamba Coulibaly
Dounamba Coulibaly
Marie-Catherine Miqueau
Marie-Catherine Miqueau
Production Design
Kossa Mody Keita
Kossa Mody Keita
Sound
Daniel Ollivier
Daniel Ollivier
Michel Meller
Michel Meller
Costume Design
Kossa Mody Keita
Kossa Mody Keita
Script Supervisors
Fanta Traore
Fanta Traore
Sékou Ouedraogo
Sékou Ouedraogo
Assistant Director
Seydou Diallo
Seydou Diallo