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The Monkey Dance

The Monkey Dance

La danse du singe
0.0 (0) ·1998 ·25 min ·Movie
Drama

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.

Top Cast

Idrissa Samaké
Niamanto
Fatoumata Coulibaly
Koudédia
Mamadou Doumbia
Fankélé
Kéfa Diarra
Bina
Sory Ibrahima Koïta
Gnanson
Balla Moussa Keita
Village Chief
Lala Drabo
Woman at the Well
Batété
Old Woman
Boua Coulibaly
Klèdou

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