Souleymane Cissé

Directing

Born:April 21, 1940(age 86)
Birthplace:Bamako, Mali
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Biography

Souleymane Cissé (1940-2025) was 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.

Filmography (16 movies)

Yeelen movie poster
6.6
6.6

Yeelen

1987

Producer

Work movie poster
6.4
6.4

Work

1978

Writer

The Young Girl movie poster
6.2
6.2

The Young Girl

1975

Director

The Wind movie poster
5.9
5.9

The Wind

1983

Producer

Time movie poster
5.8
5.8

Time

1995

Writer

Henri Langlois vu par... movie poster
4.0
4.0

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Director

Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé movie poster

Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé

1991

Ouaga movie poster

Ouaga

1988

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé movie poster

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

2022

as Self / Narrator

Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles movie poster

Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles

1978

Director

Sources of Inspiration movie poster

Sources of Inspiration

1968

Director

Tell Me Who You Are movie poster

Tell Me Who You Are

2009

Writer

Our House movie poster

Our House

2015

Director

Five Days in a Life movie poster

Five Days in a Life

1973

Writer

Postgraduate movie poster

Postgraduate

1969

Director

O Sembene! movie poster

O Sembene!

2013

Director

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