Bamako

France, Mali, 2006, 115 min, Feature

Directed by: Aderrahmane Sissako
Starring: Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Maimouna Hélène Diarra.
Language: French and Bambara with English Subtitle

Festivals & Awards: Won Best French-Language Film Lumiere Awards, France 2007

Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been set up. African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF whom they blame for Africa's woes... Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard. Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this novel Africa's desire to fight for its rights...

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