Sotigui Kouyaté
Know for: Acting
Born: 1936-07-19
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Also know as:
The Courage of Others (1982)
An inside look at slavery in the country of Burkina Faso, The Courage Of Others follows the journey of a slave (played by Sotigui Kouyaté)...
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Genesis (2004)
An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary...
The Ring Finger (2005)
When she is slightly hurt in the factory where she works, Iris quits her job and finds a new one as an assistant in a laboratory of a very peculiar...
London River (2009)
After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their...
Genesis (1999)
Inspired by the book of Genesis, this film tells the power struggle between two families: a clan of herders led by Jacob and another clan of hunters...
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
Young graffiti artist Tony and his friend Jockey jump-start an unexpected adventure on the streets of Grenoble, France, when they steal a car that's...
The Mahabharata (1990)
One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter...
La Princesse Yennega (1986)
Yennenga was a legendary princess and a famous warrior, considered to be the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso who lived between the...
Lost in Transit (1993)
A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to a special transit zone. There he finds a group of...
Paweogo (1982)
Bila, a young peasant, decides to go to Ivory Coast to work and is asked by his parents to accompany Pogbi who is going to meet her fiancé,...
Women Cars Villas Money (1972)
Ali is the image of modern Africa. He happily returns from a football match on his motorbike but a nasty surprise is waiting for him at his parents'...
How Good the Whites Are (1988)
The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger...
Mamy Wata (1990)
1968: Justin Ohounou is the Minister of the Interior Department. He is involved in scheming with a corrupt business man. His goal is to eliminate by...
Wendemi (1993)
When Cecile (Sylvie Yameogo), an unwed mother-to-be, refuses to identify the father of her child, she is thrown out of her parents' home and...
Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the...
Days of Torment (1985)
Young people call into question their village's customs and create an agricultural co-operative.
Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1973)
The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman...
Little Senegal (2001)
Passionné par l'histoire de son peuple, Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain "La Maison des Esclaves" à Gorée, part...
Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a...
Descent Into Hell (1986)
The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship...
On the Edge (1995)
A man. A woman. A single night in Paris. Such is the basic framework of this French romance that begins when middle-aged middle-class housewife...
Bad Kid (1995)
The struggles of a 28-year-old mother in Lyon who tries to combine her love life and raising her 12-year-old rebel son.
Sia, the Myth of the Python (2001)
Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sacrifice to the Python God of Sia...
Faro: Goddess of the Waters (2007)
Faro is a real goddess of a real tribe (the Bamana) in the West African country of Mali. In a landlocked country like Mali, covered in part by the...
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return...
Boulevards d'Afrique (1989)
A Film by Jean Rouch and Tam-Sir Doueb.
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot (1996)
Through testimonies by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere, Jean-Pierre Guigane, and Sotigui Kouyate himself, SOTIGUI KOUYATE: A MODERN GRIOT dresses...
Names Live Nowhere (1994)
A Senegalese storyteller travels to Belgium and observes the lives of African expatriates in Europe. Dreams and struggles great and small are...
The Mahabharata (1990)
One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter...
Keita! The Voice of the Griot (1996)
It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a...
Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1973)
The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman...