Yeelen

Yeelen (1987)

Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1987-07-01
User Rating: 6.6/10 from 62 ratings
Runtime: 1h 45min
Language: Bamanankan
Production Company: Les Films du Carrosse
Production Country: Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Japan, Mali
Director: Souleymane Cissé

6.6/10

From 62 Ratings

Summary

A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.

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Cast
Crew

Issiaka Kane

as Niankoro, The Son
Balla Moussa Keita

as Rouma Boll, the Fulani King
Aoua Sangare

as Attou, the young Fulani woman
Ismaila Sarr

as Bofing, The Uncle
Niamanto Sanogo

as Soma/ Djigui
Soumba Traore

as Mah, The Mother
Koke Sangare

as The Chief of Komo
Youssouf Tenin Cissé

as Attou's Little Boy
Sidi Diallo

as
Bremira Dumbla

as
Seyba M'Baye

as
Djemori Traoré

as
Youssouf Coulibaly

as
Sibiri Kone

as
Toumani Soumaoro

as
Dounanke Traoré

as
Zan Doumbla

as
Manzon Coumare

as
Souleymane Coumare

as
Tienon Fone

as
Sekou Konote

as
Nadje Doumbla

as

Directing	Souleymane Cissé	Director
Writing	Souleymane Cissé	Writer
Editing	Seipati N'Xumalo	Editor
Sound	Daniel Ollivier	Sound
Editing	Jenny Frenck	Editor
Directing	Sékou Ouedraogo	Script Supervisor
Editing	Dounamba Coulibaly	Editor
Editing	Marie-Catherine Miqueau	Editor
Sound	Michel Meller	Sound
Camera	Jean-Noël Ferragut	Director of Photography
Directing	Fanta Traore	Script Supervisor
Editing	Seipati Keita	Editor
Crew	Frédéric Duru	Special Effects
Editing	Nathalie Goepfert	Editor
Camera	Pascal Sautelet	First Assistant Camera
Camera	Bernard Tiphine	First Assistant Camera
Camera	Jean-Michel Humeau	Director of Photography
Crew	Nikos Meletopoulos	Special Effects
Production	Souleymane Cissé	Producer
Editing	Andrée Davanture	Editor
Art	Kossa Mody Keita	Production Design
Directing	Seydou Diallo	Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up	Kossa Mody Keita	Costume Design
Sound	Salif Keita	Original Music Composer
Sound	Michel Portal	Original Music Composer