Ousmane Sembene's 1977 Senegalese film was attacked for daring to depict life in precolonial Africa as something less than paradisiacal.
Ceddo
✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ Read critic reviews
Senegal, France · 1977
1h 52m
Director Ousmane Sembène
Starring Mamadou Dioumé, Ousmane Sembène, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade
Genre Drama
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
In the early years of European presence in Senegal, the Ceddo (non-Muslims) try to preserve their traditional culture against the encroaching onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When the local king sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo abduct his daughter to protest their forced conversion to Islam, sparking a bitter war.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
New York Times by Vincent Canby
Only twice, in fantasy sequences, does Mr. Sembene allow himself the imaginative film maker's freedom to distort history to achieve some kind of dramatic truth. The rest is picturesque.
Users who liked this film also liked
Dr. No
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 1962
- Director Terence Young
- Cast Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Jack Lord
- Genre Adventure, Action, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
An exploration of the role that music played in the eradication of apartheid.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- South Africa, United States • 2002
- Director Lee Hirsch
- Cast Walter Cronkite, F.W. de Klerk, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jesse Jackson, Duma Ka Ndlovu, Ronnie Kasrils
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Naked Childhood
(L'Enfance nue)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1969
- Director Maurice Pialat
- Cast Michel Terrazon, Raoul Billerey, Pierrette Deplanque, Marie-Louise Thierry, René Thierry, Linda Gutenberg
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Street of Shame
(赤線地帯)
The daily personal dramas of five women employed as sex workers in Tokyo’s Yoshiwara district.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1956
- Director Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast Machiko Kyō, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure, Kumeko Urabe, Yasuko Kawakami
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- New Zealand, United States • 2012
- Director Peter Jackson
- Cast Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Aidan Turner, Ken Stott
- Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Packed with stunts, this adrenaline-filled first installment marks the thrilling conclusion to Ethan Hunt's story in a two-part movie experience.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, Norway, United Arab Emirates • 2023
- Director Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales
- Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Epix Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling