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"A film adaptation of one of the great oral epics of the Bambara people, set during the powerful Mali Empire of the 13th century. Nianankoro, a young Bambara warrior with magical powers, journeys across arid Bambara, Fulani and Dogan lands to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father. He is destined to destroy a corrupt older society, the secret Komo cult, and with it his father, and, inevitably, himself."
"Suivant la tradition bambara, un jeune homme s'apprête à recevoir le savoir destiné à lui assurer la maîtrise des forces qui l'entourent. Cependant, le père du jeune Nianankoro voit d'un mauvais oeil son fils devenir son égal, aussi, sa mère éloignera-t-elle le jeune homme. Au cours de ce voyage initiatique, Nianankoro va apprendre à tester ses forces et ses pouvoirs qu'il devra inévitablement confronter à ceux de son père."
"Relates the story of Nianankoro, a young warrior destined to destroy a corrupt older society, known as the Komo cult, and with it his father and himself. Follows Nianankoro on a quest across arid Bambara, Fulani, and Dogon lands, and through a cross section of West African cultures and folklore. Concludes with a climactic flash of light to signify a new purified world order."
"This film from Mali combines mythological and ethnographic elements to present a universalistic story about the relationship of a father and son and the quest for knowledge or "brightness." Young Niankoro is about to be shown the secrets of "Komo," the ancestral knowledge of his Bambara people. His vengeful father, Soma, tries to prevent his son from gaining knowledge and so becoming an equal. Armed with a magical pylon, Soma pursues his son who possesses a wing and a jewel for protection. The two meet in a mystical battle which culminates in a blinding burst of light. (Does not circulate)."
"Shows the destructive conflict between a father and son who vie with each other for knowledge of the secrets of nature."@en
"Shows the destructive conflict between a father and son who vie with each other for knowledge of the secrets of nature."
"Film adaptation of one of the great oral epics of West African folklore and of the Bambara people. Set in the 13th century, time of the powerful Mali Empire, the story tells of young Nianankoro, destined to destroy a corrupt older society, the secret Komo cult, with it his father, and, finally, himself. The flash of light which ends the film ushers in a new, purified world order and captures the Bambara belief in time as circular, not linear--always returning to that initial brightness which created the world."
"A film adaptation of one of the great oral epics of the Bambara people, set during the powerful Mali Empire of the 13th century. Tells the story of Nianankoro, a young Bambara warrior destined to destroy a corrupt older society, the secret Komo cult, and with it his father, and, inevitably, himself. The climactic flash of light which floods the screen at the film's end ushers in a new purified world order and captures the Bambara belief in time as circular, not linear, always returning to that initial "brightness" which created the world."@en
"A film adaptation of one of the great oral epics of the Bambara people, set during the powerful Mali Empire of the 13th century. Tells the story of Nianankoro, a young Bambara warrior destined to destroy a corrupt older society, the secret Komo cult, and with it his father, and, inevitably, himself. The climactic flash of light which floods the screen at the film's end ushers in a new purified world order and captures the Bambara belief in time as circular, not linear, always returning to that initial "brightness" which created the world."
"An adaptation of one of the great oral epics of the Bambara people, set in the 13th century, Yeelen tells the story of Nianakoro, a young warrior destined to destroy a corrupt older society, the secret Komo cult, and with it his father, and, inevitably, himself. The film follows him on a quest across arid Bambara, Fulani and Dogon lands, and through a cross section of West African cultures and folklore. The film ends with a blinding flash of life, which in keeping with the Bambara belief in time as circular, rather than linear, ushers in a purified new world order."
"A film from Mali about a young 13th century warrior who is sent on a quest. Based on an epic story of the Bambara people. In Bambara with English sub-titles."