Souleymane Cissé

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Apr 21, 1940 (85 years old)

Souleymane Cissé

Known For

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
1h 13m
Movie 2022

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

Fatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his film career, painting an intimate and poetic picture of one of Africa’s most celebrated actors.

Biography

Souleymane Cissé is a Malian film director. In 1975 he shot Den Muso (The Young Girl), the first full length Malian feature in the Bambara language. It was immediately banned by the government. Then followed Baara (Work) in 1977, Finyè (The Wind) in 1981, and Yeelen (Brightness), Prix du Jury in Cannes in 1987.