. . . "Yeelen (Bambara for \"brightness\"/\"light\") is a 1987 Malian film directed by Souleymane Ciss\u00E9. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumably set in the 13th century in the Mali Empire and is a heroic quest narrative featuring magic and precognition.It stars Issiaka Kane as Niankoro, a young African man who possesses magical powers."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Yeelen"@en . "1989-04-14Z"^^ . "6300.0"^^ . . . .