The Monkey Dance

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1998 · 25 min · Drama

Overview

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.

Directed by Salif Traoré

Cast

• Idrissa Samaké — Niamanto
• Fatoumata Coulibaly — Koudédia
• Mamadou Doumbia — Fankélé
• Kéfa Diarra — Bina
• Sory Ibrahima Koïta — Gnanson