Director

Souleymane Cissé

Directing

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 1075658

IMDb ID: nm0162878

Known for: Directing

Born: April 21, 1940

Age: 85

Place of birth: Bamako, Mali

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 2022

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q1248110

Also known as

Сулейман Сиссе • 술레이만 시세 • 슐레이만 시세

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Director (7)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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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.