Yeelen
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| Initial release | Toronto |
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| Directors | Souleymane Cissé |
| Production company | Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée |
| Screenplay | Souleymane Cissé |
| Editors | Andrée Davanture |
| Seipati N'Xumalo | |
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| ID | 1248497 |
About Yeelen
In the 13th century, Niankoro (Issiaka Kane) is born to the shaman Soma (Niamanto Sanogo), who fears his offspring's magical powers. Niankoro flees with his mother (Soumba Traore) and masters his skills while staying ahead of his father's attempts to track him down. Setting off on a journey to ask his uncle, Djigui Diarra (Ismaila Sarr), for advice, Niankoro uses his abilities to help tribal king Rouma Boll (Balla Moussa Keita) defeat a neighboring tribe, thereby earning the king's friendship. …
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