Movie

Ceddo

1978 · 117 min

A slow, solemn historical drama of clashing beliefs, played with theatrical gravity and a mounting sense of inevitable confrontation.

Overview: The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and demanding.
About: Faith, power, identity, freedom
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
power
identity
freedom
colonialism
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none