Bamako (2006)
- Directed by
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mali, France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A trial is held in a backyard in Bamako, Mali, where African civil society members argue against the World Bank and IMF over their role in the continent's poverty. The film weaves this courtroom debate with daily life scenes around the compound.
politicalcontemplativesomberslow-pacedconversationalgroundedthought-provokingobservational
What happens
Bamako is a 2006 docudrama film written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. It depicts a fictional trial in a backyard, in the outskirts of Bamako, about the role of the World Bank and the IMF in Africa's poverty. It stars Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Hélène Diarra, Habib Dembélé and Djénéba Koné. The film had its world premiere out of competition of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May, where it received positive reviews. It was theatrically released in France by Les Films du Losange on 18 October, and in the United States by New Yorker Films on 14 February 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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