The Monkey Dance

Overview

In a Malian village, Nyamanton, a young man from a noble family, defies convention by marrying Koudédia, a griotte regarded as being of lower social status. Determined to punish their union, Gnanson and the village elders turn a masked ceremony into an instrument of persecution. As the Komo spreads terror and the monkey dance begins, the couple must confront a tradition being used to deny them the freedom to choose their own destiny.

Cast

Idrissa Samaké

Niamanto

Fatoumata Coulibaly

Koudédia

Mamadou Doumbia

Fankélé

Kéfa Diarra

Bina

Sory Ibrahima Koïta

Gnanson

Balla Moussa Keita

Village Chief

Lala Drabo

Woman at the Well

Batété

Old Woman

Boua Coulibaly

Klèdou