Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ceddo easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ceddo end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ceddo

Name: Ceddo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye, Moustapha Yade, Ismaila Diagne, Matoura Dia

Directed by Ousmane Sembène

Produced by Filmi Domirev, Ministère de la Coopération

1978117 min6.8 / 10

A historically grounded, intellectually rigorous examination of cultural and religious collision in 17th-century Senegal, where a people's struggle to preserve tradition against competing faiths and colonial forces becomes a meditation on identity, autonomy, and the cost of cultural erasure.

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.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Honor And Duty Combat and Battles Racism And Social Injustice Religion And Faith

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Muslim Kidnapping Jihad Paganism Slave Trade Tribal Warfare Religious Intolerance 17th Century Religious Persecution Religious Freedom African Christianity Traditional Values Religious Fanaticism

Questions people ask

Is Ceddo sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Ceddo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Ceddo end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Ceddo violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Ceddo scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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