Sotigui Kouyaté

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.

  • Title: Sotigui Kouyaté
  • Popularity: 3.499
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1936-07-19
  • Place of Birth: Bamako, Mali
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  • Also Known As: Sotigui Kouyate, Sotiguy Kouyate, Sottigui Kouyaté, Kouyaté Sotigui
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Sotigui Kouyaté Movies

  • 1995
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    Le Dur Métier de policier

    Le Dur Métier de policier

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Courage of Others

    The Courage of Others

    1 1982 HD

    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)...

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  • 2002
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    Dirty Pretty Things

    Dirty Pretty Things

    6.9 2002 HD

    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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  • 1990
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    The Sheltering Sky

    The Sheltering Sky

    6.5 1990 HD

    An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

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  • 2004
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    Genesis

    Genesis

    6.3 2004 HD

    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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  • 2005
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    The Ring Finger

    The Ring Finger

    5.5 2005 HD

    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...

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  • 2009
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    London River

    London River

    6.7 2009 HD

    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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  • 1999
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    Genesis

    Genesis

    5.6 1999 HD

    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...

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  • 1992
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    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

    6.2 1992 HD

    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...

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  • 1990
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    The Mahabharata

    The Mahabharata

    6.9 1990 HD

    One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter...

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  • 1986
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    La Princesse Yennega

    La Princesse Yennega

    1 1986 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Lost in Transit

    Lost in Transit

    6.2 1993 HD

    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...

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  • 1982
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    Paweogo

    Paweogo

    5 1982 HD

    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,...

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  • 1972
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    Women Cars Villas Money

    Women Cars Villas Money

    5.4 1972 HD

    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'...

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  • 1988
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    How Good the Whites Are

    How Good the Whites Are

    6 1988 HD

    The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger...

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  • 1990
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    Mamy Wata

    Mamy Wata

    1 1990 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Wendemi

    Wendemi

    9 1993 HD

    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...

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  • 1992
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    Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

    Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

    4.7 1992 HD

    An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the...

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  • 1985
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    Days of Torment

    Days of Torment

    5 1985 HD

    Young people call into question their village's customs and create an agricultural co-operative.

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  • 1973
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    Toula, or the Genie of the Water

    Toula, or the Genie of the Water

    1 1973 HD

    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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  • 2001
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    Little Senegal

    Little Senegal

    6.1 2001 HD

    Passionné par l'histoire de son peuple, Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain "La Maison des Esclaves" à Gorée, part...

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  • 1996
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    Keita! The Voice of the Griot

    Keita! The Voice of the Griot

    5.9 1996 HD

    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...

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  • 1986
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    Descent Into Hell

    Descent Into Hell

    4.6 1986 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    On the Edge

    On the Edge

    1 1995 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    Bad Kid

    Bad Kid

    1 1995 HD

    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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  • 2001
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    Sia, the Myth of the Python

    Sia, the Myth of the Python

    5.8 2001 HD

    Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sacrifice to the Python God of Sia...

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  • 1996
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    La Plante Humaine

    La Plante Humaine

    7 1996 HD

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  • 2007
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    Faro: Goddess of the Waters

    Faro: Goddess of the Waters

    6 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2002
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    The Truth About Charlie

    The Truth About Charlie

    4.9 2002 HD

    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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  • 1989
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    Boulevards d'Afrique

    Boulevards d'Afrique

    1 1989 HD

    A Film by Jean Rouch and Tam-Sir Doueb.

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  • 1996
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    Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot

    Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot

    1 1996 HD

    Through testimonies by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere, Jean-Pierre Guigane, and Sotigui Kouyate himself, SOTIGUI KOUYATE: A MODERN GRIOT dresses...

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  • 1994
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    Names Live Nowhere

    Names Live Nowhere

    2.8 1994 HD

    A Senegalese storyteller travels to Belgium and observes the lives of African expatriates in Europe. Dreams and struggles great and small are...

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  • 1996
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    Keita! The Voice of the Griot

    Keita! The Voice of the Griot

    5.9 1996 HD

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  • 1973
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    Toula, or the Genie of the Water

    Toula, or the Genie of the Water

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1992
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    Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

    7.4 1992 HD

    Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against...

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  • 1998
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    Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

    3.2 1998 HD

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