

Yeelen
6.6(78)19871h 45m2
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- Bambara
- magic
- africa
- sorcerer
- based on myths, legends or folklore
- tribal customs
- tribal people
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Produced in
Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Japan, Mali
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NR14 Apr 1989
FranceFR
- PremiereSource: IMDB (Cannes Film Festival)7 Mar 1987
- Theatrical1 Jul 1987
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical11 Feb 1988
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Yeelen was released on 1 July 1987.
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