Yeelen
1987
fantasy film
- Director
- Souleymane Cissé
- Runtime
- 105 min
Yeelen is a 1987 Malian film written, directed and produced by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.
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