Souleymane Cissé
April 21, 1940 · 86 years old
Souleymane Cissé (21 April 1940 – 19 February 2025) was a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers. He was called "Africa's greatest living filmmaker" while his film Yeelen has been called "conceivably the greatest African film ever made". He was the first…
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Yeelen
1987 · 1h 45m · Movie
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
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