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Yeelen: Souleymane Cissé’s 1987 Malian epic that won at Cannes Movies & TV Yeelen: Souleymane Cissé’s 1987 Malian epic that won at Cannes Yeelen, meaning "Brightness", directed by Souleymane Cissé, won the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Set in the Bambara world of ancient Mali, it tells of a young man pursued by his sorcerer father and remains a landmark of African cinema.