Sotigui Kouyaté

Born: 1936-07-19

Sotigui Kouyaté was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of the storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of the actor Mabô Kouyaté and was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group.


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Dirty Pretty Things

as Shinti
Released: 2002-09-05

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel...

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The Truth About Charlie

as Dealer Prophéte
Released: 2002-10-25

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her...

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The Sheltering Sky

as Abdelkader
Released: 1990-10-25

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

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The Ring Finger

as Le cireur de chaussures
Released: 2005-06-08

When she is slightly hurt in the factory where she works, Iris quits her job and finds a new one...

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London River

as Ousmane
Released: 2009-02-09

After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror...

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Genesis

as Narrator
Released: 2004-09-26

An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of...

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Descent Into Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1986-11-06

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in...

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The Mahabharata

as Bhishma, Parashurama
Released: 1990-01-24

One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production...

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IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

as Emile
Released: 1992-06-12

Young graffiti artist Tony and his friend Jockey jump-start an unexpected adventure on the...

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Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

as Boaz
Released: 1992-09-24

An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this...

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Lost in Transit

as Knak
Released: 1993-09-01

A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to...

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How Good the Whites Are

as Le chef de tribu
Released: 1988-01-20

The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and...

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Genesis

as Jacob
Released: 1999-09-08

Inspired by the book of Genesis, this film tells the power struggle between two families: a clan...

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On the Edge

as Gas station attendant
Released: 1995-07-26

A man. A woman. A single night in Paris. Such is the basic framework of this French romance that...

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Little Senegal

as Alloune
Released: 2001-04-18

Passionné par l'histoire de son peuple, Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain "La Maison des...

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Paweogo

as uncredited
Released: 1982-07-01

Bila, a young peasant, decides to go to Ivory Coast to work and is asked by his parents to...

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Mamy Wata

as uncredited
Released: 1990-01-01

1968: Justin Ohounou is the Minister of the Interior Department. He is involved in scheming with...

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Women Cars Villas Money

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-02

Ali is the image of modern Africa. He happily returns from a football match on his motorbike but...

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Names Live Nowhere

as uncredited
Released: 1994-09-10

A Senegalese storyteller travels to Belgium and observes the lives of African expatriates in...

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Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot

as Sotegui Kouyaté
Released: 1996-01-01

Through testimonies by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere, Jean-Pierre Guigane, and Sotigui...

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La Princesse Yennega

as uncredited
Released: 1986-01-01

Yennenga was a legendary princess and a famous warrior, considered to be the mother of the Mossi...

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Wendemi

as uncredited
Released: 1993-09-12

When Cecile (Sylvie Yameogo), an unwed mother-to-be, refuses to identify the father of her...

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Keita! The Voice of the Griot

as Djeliba Kouyaté
Released: 1996-04-12

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While...

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Sia, the Myth of the Python

as Wakhané
Released: 2001-10-01

Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering...

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Toula, or the Genie of the Water

as uncredited
Released: 1973-01-01

The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man...

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Bad Kid

as Tewfik
Released: 1995-09-14

The struggles of a 28-year-old mother in Lyon who tries to combine her love life and raising her...

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The Courage of Others

as uncredited
Released: 1982-05-05

An inside look at slavery in the country of Burkina Faso, The Courage Of Others follows the...

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Days of Torment

as uncredited
Released: 1985-07-01

Young people call into question their village's customs and create an agricultural co-operative.

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Highlander: The Series

as Hijad
First aired: 1992-10-03

Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's...

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-20

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