A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.6 / 100
1987Drama / Fantasy1h 45m
YEELEN
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
Above the Line
Souleymane Cissé·DirectorSouleymane Cissé·WriterJean-Noël Ferragut·Director of PhotographyMichel Portal·Original Music ComposerDounamba Coulibaly·Editor
Cast
Issiaka Kane·Niankoro, the SonBalla Moussa Keita·Rouma Boll, the Fulani KingAoua Sangare·Attou, the Young Fulani WomanIsmaila Sarr·Bofing, the UncleNiamanto Sanogo·Soma / DjiguiSoumba Traore·Mah, the MotherKoke Sangare·The Chief of KomoYoussouf Tenin Cissé·Attou's Little BoySidi DialloBremira Dumbla
Full Crew(25 credits)
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 4
Souleymane Cissé·DirectorSékou Ouedraogo·Script SupervisorFanta Traore·Script SupervisorSeydou Diallo·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Souleymane Cissé·Writer
Camera· 4
Jean-Noël Ferragut·Director of PhotographyJean-Michel Humeau·Director of PhotographyPascal Sautelet·First Assistant CameraBernard Tiphine·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 7
Dounamba Coulibaly·EditorSeipati N'Xumalo·EditorMarie-Catherine Miqueau·EditorSeipati Keita·EditorAndrée Davanture·EditorJenny Frenck·EditorNathalie Goepfert·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Michel Portal·Original Music ComposerSalif Keita·Original Music ComposerDaniel Ollivier·SoundMichel Meller·Sound
Art & Design· 2
Kossa Mody Keita·Production DesignKossa Mody Keita·Costume Design
Production· 1
Souleymane Cissé·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Frédéric Duru·Special EffectsNikos Meletopoulos·Special Effects
By the Numbers
74.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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