Category
page 1Fula-language films

Yeelen
Yeelen (Bambara for "brightness"/"light") is a 1987 Malian film written, directed and produced by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.

Sarraounia
1986 film by Med Hondo

Banel & Adama
2023 film by Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Guimba the Tyrant
1995 film directed by Cheick Oumar Sissoko

The Wedding Ring
2016 film

Sira
2023 drama film by Apolline Traoré

Nueba Yol
1995 film