The Monkey Dance
1998, Bambara. Directed by Salif Traoré.
In a Malian village, Nyamanton, a young man from a noble family, defies convention by marrying Koudédia, a griotte regarded as being of lower social status. Determined to punish their union, Gnanson and the village elders turn a masked ceremony into an instrument of persecution. As the Komo spreads terror and the monkey dance begins, the couple must confront a tradition being used to deny them the freedom to choose their own destiny.
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- 0h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bambara
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- Released
- 1 January 1998
- Original title
- La danse du singe
- Country
- Mali
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The Monkey Dance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1998. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Monkey Dance?
The Monkey Dance (1998) was directed by Salif Traoré and stars Idrissa Samaké, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Mamadou Doumbia.