Souleymane Cissé
Age: 85 years old
Born: April 21, 1940 in Bamako, Mali
Born: April 21, 1940 in Bamako, Mali
Souleymane Cissé is 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 Can...nes in 1987.
