The Monkey Dance
Original title: La danse du singe
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.
Top-billed cast
- IIdrissa Samaké
- FFatoumata Coulibaly
- MMamadou Doumbia
- KKéfa Diarra
- SSory Ibrahima Koïta
- BBalla Moussa Keita
- LLala Drabo
- BBatété
- BBoua Coulibaly
Crew
- Director
- Salif Traoré
- Writer
- Abdou Traoré dit Diop
- Production
- ORTM
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Who directed The Monkey Dance?
The Monkey Dance was directed by Salif Traoré.
When was The Monkey Dance released?
The Monkey Dance was released in 1998.
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