Name: Yeelen
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1987-07-01
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Issiaka Kane, Balla Moussa Keita, Aoua Sangare, Ismaila Sarr, Niamanto Sanogo

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Feasts your eyes.
Takes you somewhere else.
Leaves you in awe.
Pays off your patience.

Not for laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+29)
Critics 100Audiences 71GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer100%
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.7/5
IMDb6.9
Audience score69%
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1987
July 1, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
DramaFantasy
Language
Bambara
Original language
Also spoken
Fula
Made in
Burkina Faso
France
Germany
Japan
Mali
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 4
Souleymane Cissé Director, Writer, Producer
Seydou Diallo Assistant Director
Fanta Traore Script Supervisor
Sékou Ouedraogo Script Supervisor
Camera · 4
Jean-Michel Humeau Director of Photography
Jean-Noël Ferragut Director of Photography
Bernard Tiphine First Assistant Camera
Pascal Sautelet First Assistant Camera
Editing · 7
Seipati N'Xumalo Editor
Seipati Keita Editor
Jenny Frenck Editor
Marie-Catherine Miqueau Editor
Dounamba Coulibaly Editor
Nathalie Goepfert Editor
Sound · 4
Salif Keita Original Music Composer
Michel Portal Original Music Composer
Michel Meller Sound
Daniel Ollivier Sound
Art · 1
Kossa Mody Keita Production Design, Costume Design
Other crew · 2
Nikos Meletopoulos Special Effects
Frédéric Duru Special Effects