Sotigui Kouyaté
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as Shinti Dirty Pretty Things 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.
Filmography
Dirty Pretty Things
as Shinti
The Sheltering Sky
as Abdelkader
The Truth About Charlie
as Dealer Prophéte
London River
as Ousmane
Genesis
as Narrator
The Ring Finger
as Le cireur de chaussures
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
as Emile
Black Mic Mac
as Le Marabout
The Mahabharata
as Bhishma
Little Senegal
as Alloune
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
as Djeliba Kouyaté
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Boaz
Lost in Transit
as Knak
How Good the Whites Are
as Le chef de tribu
Sia, the Myth of the Python
as Wakhané
Genesis
as Jacob
On the Edge
as Gas station attendant
