Souleymane Cissé was born on April 21, 1940 in Bamako, French Sudan, French West Africa [now Bamako, Mali]. He was a director and writer, known for Das Licht (1987), Der Lastenträger (1978) and Die Zeit des Windes (1982). He was married to Dounamba Dany Coulibaly. He died on February 19, 2025 in Bamako, Mali.
