Souleymane Cissé
Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
BornApril 21, 1940 (85 years old)
Place of BirthBamako, Mali
Souleymane Cissé
Biography
Souleymane Cissé (1940-2025) was a Malian film director. In 1975 he shot Den Muso (The Young Girl), the first full length Malian feature in the Bambara language. It was immediately banned by the government. Then followed Baara (Work) in 1977, Finyè (The Wind) in 1981, and Yeelen (Brightness), Prix du Jury in Cannes in 1987.
