Yeelen
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Yeelen is a 1987 Mali
an film directed by Souleymane Cissé
. It is filmed in the Bambara
and Fula language
s, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire
and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young Africa
n man who possesses magical powers. Niamanto Sanogo plays Niankoro's father, who is tracking his son through the Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands of West Africa using a magical wooden post to guide him. The title means "brightness".
Yeelen was met with wide critical success, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
. It was also nominated for the Golden Palm award for the same year.
an film directed by Souleymane Cissé
. It is filmed in the Bambara
and Fula language
s, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire
and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young Africa
n man who possesses magical powers. Niamanto Sanogo plays Niankoro's father, who is tracking his son through the Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands of West Africa using a magical wooden post to guide him. The title means "brightness".
Yeelen was met with wide critical success, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
. It was also nominated for the Golden Palm award for the same year.
an film directed by Souleymane Cissé
. It is filmed in the Bambara
and Fula language
s, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire
and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young Africa
n man who possesses magical powers. Niamanto Sanogo plays Niankoro's father, who is tracking his son through the Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands of West Africa using a magical wooden post to guide him. The title means "brightness".
Yeelen was met with wide critical success, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
. It was also nominated for the Golden Palm award for the same year.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an film directed by Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
-Biography:Raised in a Muslim family, Souleymane Cissé was a passionate cinephile from childhood. He attended secondary school in Dakar, and returned to Mali in 1960 after national independence....
. It is filmed in the Bambara
Bambara language
Bambara, more correctly known as Bamanankan , its designation in the language itself , is a language spoken in Mali by as many as six million people...
and Fula language
Fula language
The Fula or Fulani language is a language of West Africa. It is spoken as a first language by the and related groups from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan...
s, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire or Mandingo Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African empire of the Mandinka from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa I...
and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n man who possesses magical powers. Niamanto Sanogo plays Niankoro's father, who is tracking his son through the Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands of West Africa using a magical wooden post to guide him. The title means "brightness".
Yeelen was met with wide critical success, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
. It was also nominated for the Golden Palm award for the same year.
Cast
- Issiaka Kane - Niankoro, le fils
- Aoua Sangare - Attou, la jeune femme Peul
- Niamanto Sanogo - Soma le pere / Djigui the twin
- Balla Moussa KeitaBalla Moussa KeïtaBalla Moussa Keïta was a Malian actor and comedian, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West . Born in the Ségou Region of Mali, he was originally a radio producer. He later turned to acting and acted in a number of movies by notable Mali directors like Cheick Oumar...
- Rouma Boll, le roi Peul - Soumba Traore - Mah, la mere
- Ismaila Sarr - Bofing, l'oncle
- Youssouf Tenin Cissé - Le petit garcon d'Attou
- Koke Sangare - Le chef de Komo
Trivia
- Ranked #94 in EmpireEmpire (magazine)Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008...
magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.
External links
Yeelen is a 1987 MaliMali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an film directed by Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
-Biography:Raised in a Muslim family, Souleymane Cissé was a passionate cinephile from childhood. He attended secondary school in Dakar, and returned to Mali in 1960 after national independence....
. It is filmed in the Bambara
Bambara language
Bambara, more correctly known as Bamanankan , its designation in the language itself , is a language spoken in Mali by as many as six million people...
and Fula language
Fula language
The Fula or Fulani language is a language of West Africa. It is spoken as a first language by the and related groups from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan...
s, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire or Mandingo Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African empire of the Mandinka from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa I...
and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n man who possesses magical powers. Niamanto Sanogo plays Niankoro's father, who is tracking his son through the Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands of West Africa using a magical wooden post to guide him. The title means "brightness".
Yeelen was met with wide critical success, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
. It was also nominated for the Golden Palm award for the same year.
Cast
- Issiaka Kane - Niankoro, le fils
- Aoua Sangare - Attou, la jeune femme Peul
- Niamanto Sanogo - Soma le pere / Djigui the twin
- Balla Moussa KeitaBalla Moussa KeïtaBalla Moussa Keïta was a Malian actor and comedian, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West . Born in the Ségou Region of Mali, he was originally a radio producer. He later turned to acting and acted in a number of movies by notable Mali directors like Cheick Oumar...
- Rouma Boll, le roi Peul - Soumba Traore - Mah, la mere
- Ismaila Sarr - Bofing, l'oncle
- Youssouf Tenin Cissé - Le petit garcon d'Attou
- Koke Sangare - Le chef de Komo
Trivia
- Ranked #94 in EmpireEmpire (magazine)Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008...
magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.
External links
Yeelen is a 1987 MaliMali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an film directed by Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
-Biography:Raised in a Muslim family, Souleymane Cissé was a passionate cinephile from childhood. He attended secondary school in Dakar, and returned to Mali in 1960 after national independence....
. It is filmed in the Bambara
Bambara language
Bambara, more correctly known as Bamanankan , its designation in the language itself , is a language spoken in Mali by as many as six million people...
and Fula language
Fula language
The Fula or Fulani language is a language of West Africa. It is spoken as a first language by the and related groups from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan...
s, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire or Mandingo Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African empire of the Mandinka from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa I...
and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n man who possesses magical powers. Niamanto Sanogo plays Niankoro's father, who is tracking his son through the Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands of West Africa using a magical wooden post to guide him. The title means "brightness".
Yeelen was met with wide critical success, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
. It was also nominated for the Golden Palm award for the same year.
Cast
- Issiaka Kane - Niankoro, le fils
- Aoua Sangare - Attou, la jeune femme Peul
- Niamanto Sanogo - Soma le pere / Djigui the twin
- Balla Moussa KeitaBalla Moussa KeïtaBalla Moussa Keïta was a Malian actor and comedian, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West . Born in the Ségou Region of Mali, he was originally a radio producer. He later turned to acting and acted in a number of movies by notable Mali directors like Cheick Oumar...
- Rouma Boll, le roi Peul - Soumba Traore - Mah, la mere
- Ismaila Sarr - Bofing, l'oncle
- Youssouf Tenin Cissé - Le petit garcon d'Attou
- Koke Sangare - Le chef de Komo
Trivia
- Ranked #94 in EmpireEmpire (magazine)Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008...
magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.