Djibril Kouyaté
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Born
1942 (age 83–84)
Djibril Kouyaté
1942 (age 83–84)
Bamako, Mali
OccupationsDirector, assistant director, costume designer
Yearsactive1967–present
Djibril Kouyaté جبريل كوياتي | |
|---|---|
| Born | Djibril Kouyaté 1942 (age 83–84) Bamako, Mali |
| Occupations | Director, assistant director, costume designer |
| Years active | 1967–present |
Djibril Kouyaté (Arabic: جبريل كوياتي born 1942), is a Malian filmmaker and actor.[1][2] He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed feature films such as The return of Tieman, Tiefing and Walaha.[3][4]
He was born in 1942 in Bamako, Mali.
Career
In 1969, he made the maiden directorial debut with l'artisanat. Then he made the film Le retour de Tieman (1970), Le drapeau noir au sud du berceau (1976) and Le Mali aujourd'hui (1978). As an actor, he acted in the films: Verloren Maandag (1974), Ta Dona (1991), and Macadam tribu (1999).[5] In 2000, he acted in the critically acclaimed film Code inconnu in which his character as 'Youssouf' was highly praised.
