A portrait of Souleymane Cissé

Souleymane Cissé

Acting

Born

April 21, 1940

Place of Birth

Bamako, Mali

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.

The Filmography

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