Djeli, a Modern Tale
1981, French. Directed by Fadika Kramo-Lanciné.
Kramoko Kouyate, son of a griot, cannot marry Fanta who is of noble blood. In flashback, the film explains the origin of the problem and shows their attempts to get around it.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 January 1981
- Original title
- Djeli, conte d'aujourd'hui
- Country
- Cote D'Ivoire
- Written by
- Joachim Ouatara, Fatou Ouatara
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Djeli, a Modern Tale runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Djeli, a Modern Tale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Djeli, a Modern Tale?
Djeli, a Modern Tale (1981) was directed by Fadika Kramo-Lanciné and stars Fatou Ouatara, Joachim Ouatara, El Hadj Sindou Dembélé.