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9 de dic. de 2018 · Yeelen (1987, Souleymane Cissé) December 09, 2018 by Matthew Deapo. Operating within the realm of fantasy, but stripped of its pageantry and orchestration, Yeelen aligns the mystical and practical, manifesting hallowed earth and sacred talisman from radiant stones and whittled staffs of wood.
Yeelen Magazine — Latest stories. DISCOVER MORe. October 26, 2023. August Wilson African American cultural center presents Tim Okamura’s “Onna-Bugeisha: Warriors of Light” exhibition. November 28, 2021. An ambitious Basel exhibition of artists addressing the powers that be with an aim to challenge, uplift and propel minds to higher levels.
A song from the first album of the group Yeleen.
Sinopsis. Un viejo hechicero africano, representante de una tradición secreta imperante en su etnia, persigue a su hijo para destruirlo -según dice- por no respetar sus mismos preceptos religiosos. En su huida, las diversas peripecias por las que atraviesa el joven se convierten en las pruebas de un penoso proceso de maduración...
France, Burkina Faso, and Mali / 1987 / 106mins / Drama / Bambara. Set in a timeless past, Yeelen recounts the mythic tale of a power struggle between father and son. Soma Diarra, the jealous father and member of a feared Bambara secret society, plots to kill his son and rival, Nianankoro. Highly stylized and deliberately paced, Yeelen forces ...
Synopsis: This adaptation of an ancient oral legend from Mali, is one the most acclaimed and widely seen African films ever made and is as visually stunning as anything from Hollywood. Set in 13th century Mali, it follows a young man on a quest to escape a curse his own father has put on him. Along the way he learns about honour and true power.
Yeleen. Directed by Souleymane Cissé. With Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo. Bambara and French with English subtitles. Set in an indeterminate period among the Bambara people of director Cissé’s Mali homeland, in central northwest Africa, Yeelen focuses on a spiritual battle waged between a father and a son.
