Yeelen
1987
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Every rating
56–73
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Letterboxd on 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
Details
- Director
- Souleymane Cissé
- Writer
- Souleymane Cissé
- Studio
- Les Films du Carrosse, Atriascop Paris, Burkina Faso Ministry of Life and Culture, French Ministry of Cooperation and Development
- Released
- 1 July 1987
- Country
- Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Japan, Mali
- Language
- Bambara
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- NR
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