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Yeelen

1987, Souleymane Cissé

Film Details

Rating

# 571 Yeelen (1987, Souleymane Cissé)

Rank

571

AKA

Brightness

Released

Director

Souleymane Cissé

Starring

Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo

Countries

Mali / Burkina Faso / France / West Germany

Genres

Fantasy / Adventure / Drama

Language

Color

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