Movie

Ceddo

★ 6.8(35)19781h 57m

Ceddo is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in New Zealand. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 15 June 2026.

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Director: Ousmane Sembène
Release date: 1978-02-16
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: Arabic
Status: Released
Country: Senegal
Studio: Filmi Domirev

About Ceddo

Ceddo is a 1978 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Ousmane Sembène, starring Mamadou Dioumé, Tabata Ndiaye and Moustapha Yade. It has a runtime of 1 hour 57 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.8/10 from 35 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Ceddo in New Zealand — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Mamadou Dioumé

Prince Biram Ngone Thioub

Tabata Ndiaye

Princess Dior Yacine

Moustapha Yade

Madir Fatim Fall

Ismaila Diagne

Ceddo Kidnapper

Matoura Dia

King

Omar Gueye

Jaraaf the King's Mediator

Nar Modou

Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior

Ousmane Camara

Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane

Alioune Fall

Fall the Seed of the Dynasty

Makhouredia Gueye

King Demba War Thioub

Mamadou Sy

Mody Gueye

Themes & keywords

muslimkidnappingjihadpaganismslave tradetribal warfarereligious intolerance17th centuryreligious persecutionreligious freedomafrican christianitytraditional valuesreligious fanaticism