Sotigui Kouyaté
An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.
The Sheltering Sky
as AbdelkaderAn American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Movie page
Dirty Pretty Things
as ShintiAn undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel...
Movie page
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer ProphéteRegina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her...
Movie page
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussuresWhen she is slightly hurt in the factory where she works, Iris quits her job and finds a new one...
Movie page
London River
as OusmaneAfter traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror...
Movie page
Genesis
as NarratorAn African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of...
Movie page
Descent Into Hell
as uncreditedThe marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in...
Movie page
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as EmileYoung graffiti artist Tony and his friend Jockey jump-start an unexpected adventure on the...
Movie page
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma, ParashuramaOne of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production...
Movie page
Little Senegal
as AllounePassionné par l'histoire de son peuple, Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain "La Maison des...
Movie page
Genesis
as JacobInspired by the book of Genesis, this film tells the power struggle between two families: a clan...
Movie page
Names Live Nowhere
as uncreditedA Senegalese storyteller travels to Belgium and observes the lives of African expatriates in...
Movie page
Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
as BoazAn allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this...
Movie page
Mamy Wata
as uncredited1968: Justin Ohounou is the Minister of the Interior Department. He is involved in scheming with...
Movie page
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as WakhanéKaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering...
Movie page
Women Cars Villas Money
as uncreditedAli is the image of modern Africa. He happily returns from a football match on his motorbike but...
Movie page
Lost in Transit
as KnakA traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to...
Movie page
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba KouyatéIt is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While...
Movie page
Wendemi
as uncreditedWhen Cecile (Sylvie Yameogo), an unwed mother-to-be, refuses to identify the father of her...
Movie page
On the Edge
as Gas station attendantA man. A woman. A single night in Paris. Such is the basic framework of this French romance that...
Movie page
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribuThe humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and...
Movie page
La Princesse Yennega
as uncreditedYennenga was a legendary princess and a famous warrior, considered to be the mother of the Mossi...
Movie page
Days of Torment
as uncreditedYoung people call into question their village's customs and create an agricultural co-operative.
Movie page
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
as Sotegui KouyatéThrough testimonies by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere, Jean-Pierre Guigane, and Sotigui...
Movie page
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
as uncreditedThe gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man...
Movie page
Bad Kid
as TewfikThe struggles of a 28-year-old mother in Lyon who tries to combine her love life and raising her...
Movie page
Paweogo
as uncreditedBila, a young peasant, decides to go to Ivory Coast to work and is asked by his parents to...
Movie page
The Courage of Others
as uncreditedAn inside look at slavery in the country of Burkina Faso, The Courage Of Others follows the...
Movie page
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
as Village ChiefFaro is a real goddess of a real tribe (the Bamana) in the West African country of Mali. In a...
Movie page
Highlander: The Series
as HijadDuncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's...
TV Show page
