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Two Finnish gentlemen are trying to make sense out of their by far most challenging international film yet. Yeelen is a deep dive into the African country Mali, its culture, beliefs, languages, history... and the sorcery of one blood-thirsty father, out to kill his son! / Yeelen (Brightness) (1987). Directed by Souleymane Cissé. Starring Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo, Balla Moussa Keita.
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Two Finnish gentlemen are trying to make sense out of their by far most challenging international film yet. Yeelen is a deep dive into the African country Mali, its culture, beliefs, languages, history... and the sorcery of one blood-thirsty father, out to kill his son! / Yeelen (Brightness) (1987). Directed by Souleymane Cissé. Starring Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo, Balla Moussa Keita.