The Monkey Dance

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The Monkey Dance (1998)

Directed by Salif Traoré

Drama · 25m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Salif Traoré

Details

Original title
La danse du singe
Release date
1998-01-01
Runtime
25m
Genres
Drama
Original language
BM
Spoken languages
Bambara
Countries
Mali
Production
ORTM