Yeelen

Star Wars if Luke were fleeing Darth. A Malian youth must master his inherited gifts to stand against his father's dark magic. It's a beautifully spare coming-of-age tale set in a landscape of myth.

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Souleymane Cissé directed Yeelen in 1987. See Souleymane Cissé's full filmography, where to start with Souleymane Cissé, or where to go after you've seen everything by Souleymane Cissé.

Yeelen was released in 1987 (BM original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.