TheCeddotrytopreservetheirtraditionalAfricancultureagainsttheonslaughtofIslam,Christianity,andtheslavetrade.WhenKingDembaWarsideswiththeMuslims,theCeddokidnaphisdaughter,PrincessDiorYacine,toprotesttheirforcibleconversiontoIslam.Aftertryingtorescuetheprincess,variousheirstothethronearekilled,andtheKingismurderedduringthenight.EventuallythekidnappersarekilledandtheprincessisbroughtbacktothevillagetoconfronttheImam,asallthevillagersarebeinggivenMuslimnames.