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Yeelen (Bambara for "brightness"/"light") is a 1987 Malian film directed by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in t… more »


Niankoro, le fils:
[subtitled version] I have offended you. To redeem Bambara honor, I merit death. I have broken my nation's laws. I am not asking for mercy, but... death by your hand.

Rouma Boll, le roi Peul:
[subtitled version] What's wrong? Speak!

Niankoro, le fils:
[subtitled version] By the gods, by the sacred wood, by my ancestors, I swore to help you... to cure your wife. But... my penis betrayed me.

Rouma Boll, le roi Peul:
[subtitled version] What do you mean? [very long pause] Tell the truth!

Niankoro, le fils:
[subtitled version] I slept with your wife.

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