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Mali Twist (2021)

Mali Twist poster
Original title
Twist à Bamako
Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Senegal, Mali, France, Italy
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
U
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1962 post-independence Mali, a young couple falls in love while navigating the clash between revolutionary hopes and everyday realities. Their romance unfolds against a backdrop of political change and social turmoil.

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What happens

Twist à Bamako est un drame historique français, canadien et sénégalais réalisé par Robert Guédiguian et sorti en 2021. Alors qu'il situe la plupart de ses films à Marseille, Robert Guédiguian tourne cette fois en Afrique après la découverte de l'ébullition révolutionnaire qui suivit l'indépendance du Mali au travers des photographies de Malick Sidibé (1936-2016). En raison de la situation géopolitique, le film ne peut être tourné au Mali et c'est la ville sénégalaise de Thiès qui figure Bamako. Quelques anachronismes parsèment le film, on y voit effectivement rouler des DS Citroën modèle 1967 ainsi que des R16 Renault de 1965 alors que l'action se déroule en 1962. En 2021, le film est retenu par la Semaine internationale du film de Valladolid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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