Bamako (The Court)
2006 · Movie · 118 min. · Mali
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 court has been set up: African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World Bank and the IFM 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 on Africa's desire to fight for its rights.
Direction Abderrahmane Sissako
Cast Aïssa Maiga · Tiécoura Traoré · Maimouna Helene Diarra · Habib Dembélé · Djénéba Koné · Hamadoun Kassogué · William Bourdon · Roland Rappaport · Danny Glover · Elia Suleiman
Screenplay Abderrahmane Sissako
Cinematography Jacques Besse
Original title Bamako
6.7
360 votes (FilmAffinity)
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