Souleymane Cissé


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Director | Writer | Producer | Script | Dialogue

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.

Place of Birth: Bamako, Mali

Date of Birth: Apr 21, 1940


Filmography

Director (10 Known Credits)


O Ka (2015)
Director
Min Ye (2009)
Director
Waati (1995)
Director
Yeelen (1987)
Director
Finye (1982)
Director
Baara (1978)
Director
Den muso (1975)
Director
Director
Director

Writer (7 Known Credits)


O Ka

Writer

Min Ye

Writer

Waati

Writer

Yeelen

Writer

Finye

Writer

Baara

Writer

O Ka (2015)
Writer
Min Ye (2009)
Writer
Waati (1995)
Writer
Yeelen (1987)
Writer
Finye (1982)
Writer
Baara (1978)
Writer
Writer

Producer (1 Known Credits)


Yeelen

Producer

Yeelen (1987)
Producer

Script (1 Known Credits)


Den muso

Script

Den muso (1975)
Script

Dialogue (1 Known Credits)


Den muso

Dialogue

Den muso (1975)
Dialogue
Age At Time Of Release

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