Yeelen is a 1987 Malian film directed by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, 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 African man who possesses magical powers.
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- Yeelen is a 1987 Malian film directed by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, 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 African 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.
- Yeelen, la luce è un film del 1987 scritto e diretto da Souleymane Cissé, vincitore del Premio della giuria al Festival di Cannes.
- Yeelen est un film du réalisateur malien Souleymane Cissé, réalisé entre 1984 et 1987, et sorti en 1987.
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- A Short Film About Killing
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- tied with Shinran: Path to Purity
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- Yeelen, la luce è un film del 1987 scritto e diretto da Souleymane Cissé, vincitore del Premio della giuria al Festival di Cannes.
- Yeelen is a 1987 Malian film directed by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, 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 African man who possesses magical powers.
- Yeelen est un film du réalisateur malien Souleymane Cissé, réalisé entre 1984 et 1987, et sorti en 1987.
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- Yeelen, la luce
- Yeelen
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