The Monkey Dance (1998)
In a Malian village, Nyamanton, a young man from a noble family, defies convention by marrying Koudédia, a griotte regarded as being of lower social status. Determined to punish their union, Gnanson and the village elders turn a masked ceremony into an instrument of persecution. As the Komo spreads terror and the monkey dance begins, the couple must confront a tradition being used to deny them the freedom to choose their own destiny.
Director: Salif Traoré
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Idrissa Samaké as Niamanto |
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Fatoumata Coulibaly as Koudédia |
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Mamadou Doumbia as Fankélé |
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Kéfa Diarra as Bina |
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Sory Ibrahima Koïta as Gnanson |
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Balla Moussa Keita as Village Chief |
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Lala Drabo as Woman at the Well |
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Batété as Old Woman |
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Boua Coulibaly as Klèdou |
| Directing | Salif Traoré | Director |
| Writing | Abdou Traoré dit Diop | Original Film Writer |
