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Directed by Souleymane Cissé
Mali, 1987, 105 min
Souleymane Cissé’s landmark film Yeelen is a mystical epic and a cornerstone of African cinema. Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize in 1987, it unfolds like a lucid dream drawn from thirteenth-century Bambara legend.

The film follows Nianankoro, a young man on the run from entless pursuit across the Malian landscape. His journey is a quest for knowledge and the means to confront his own destiny, culminating in a confrontation that is both cosmic and deeply human.

Cissé creates a world where magic is tangible and the desert itself is a character. Yeelen is a visually stunning work, a singular vision that reconfigures the hero's journey through a distinctly African spiritual lens. It remains as potent and revelatory today as when it first premiered.













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