Life on Earth (1998)

Original title

La Vie sur Terre

Directed by

Abderrahmane Sissako

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France

Runtime

1h 01m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his small Malian village just before the year 2000. The film quietly follows daily routines and conversations among the villagers.

contemplativegentleslow-pacedobservantnostalgicgroundedreflective

What happens

La Vie Sur Terre (Life on Earth) is a 1998 Malian comedy/drama film written and directed by, and starring Abderrahmane Sissako. It is set in the village of Sokolo and depicts rural life on the eve of the 21st century. Runtime is 61 minutes. The film was made for the 2000, Seen By... project, initiated by the French company Haut et Court to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 countries. The film earned Sissako awards at the Fribourg International Film Festival, the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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