Sotigui Kouyaté
An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.092 |
Birthday | 1936-07-19 |
Place of Birth | Bamako, Mali |
Also Known As | Sotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté, Kouyaté Sotigui, |
2002
Dirty Pretty Things
6.9/429
An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
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Dirty Pretty Things
2004
Genesis
6.3/32
An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary...
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Genesis
1990
The Sheltering Sky
6.5/257
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
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The Sheltering Sky
2005
The Ring Finger
5.5/32
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 ki...
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The Ring Finger
2009
London River
6.712/52
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...
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London River
1999
Genesis
5.6/5
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 f...
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Genesis
1992
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
6.08/24
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 a...
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IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1990
The Mahabharata
6.9/17
One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter Brook...
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The Mahabharata
1993
Lost in Transit
7/3
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 simi...
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Lost in Transit
2001
Little Senegal
6.1/8
Passionné par l'histoire de son peuple, Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain "La Maison des Esclaves" à Gorée, part en pèlerinage pour retrouver...
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Little Senegal
1995
On the Edge
1/2
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 Clara,...
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On the Edge
1972
Women Cars Villas Money
5.4/4
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' h...
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Women Cars Villas Money
1992
Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
4.7/6
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblica...
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Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
1973
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
0/0
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...
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Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1996
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
5.9/7
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 schoolbook on...
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Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1986
Descent Into Hell
4.6/32
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 still...
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Descent Into Hell
1995
Bad Kid
0/0
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.
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Bad Kid
2001
Sia, the Myth of the Python
5.8/4
Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sacrifice to the Python God of Sia Yatabar...
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Sia, the Myth of the Python
1996
La Plante Humaine
7/1
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La Plante Humaine
2007
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
6/2
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 Sah...
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Faro: Goddess of the Waters
2002
The Truth About Charlie
4.868/165
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return...
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The Truth About Charlie
1989
Boulevards d'Afrique
0/0
A Film by Jean Rouch and Tam-Sir Doueb.
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Boulevards d'Afrique
1996
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
0/0
Through testimonies by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere, Jean-Pierre Guigane, and Sotigui Kouyate himself, SOTIGUI KOUYATE: A MODERN GRIOT dresses th...
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Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1994
Names Live Nowhere
2.833/3
A Senegalese storyteller travels to Belgium and observes the lives of African expatriates in Europe. Dreams and struggles great and small are explored...
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Names Live Nowhere
1995
Le Dur Métier de policier
0/0
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Le Dur Métier de policier
1982
The Courage of Others
0/0
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) being taken...
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The Courage of Others
1986
La Princesse Yennega
0/0
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 eleventh...
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La Princesse Yennega
1982
Paweogo
5/1
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, through an...
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Paweogo
1990
Mamy Wata
0/0
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 a...
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Mamy Wata
1988
How Good the Whites Are
6/5
The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger...
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How Good the Whites Are
1993
Wendemi
9/1
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 eventuall...
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Wendemi
1985
Days of Torment
5/1
Young people call into question their village's customs and create an agricultural co-operative.
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