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Bamako Details

2006

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Mele 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 .. Read more

Starring	Aissa Maiga, Maimouna Helene Diarra, Balla Habib Dembele, Djeneba Kone
Director	Abderrahmane Sissako
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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Bamako

Starring	Aissa Maiga, Maimouna Helene Diarra, Balla Habib Dembele, Djeneba Kone, Hamadoun Kassogue
Director	Abderrahmane Sissako
Studio	FUSION MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: French, Bambara
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 25 Jun 2007

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- Abderrahmane Sissako was born in Mauritania, grew up in Mali, studied film in the USSR and now lives much of the time... read more on Time Out
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  potential african cinema classic
  
  there is no need to take much notice of the synopsis of this film;it has little to do with the personalities of the people mentioned-probably emphasized because... read more »
  
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  Insightful counterpointing
  
  I watched this film expecting a stream of undergraduate left wing defamation of western imperialism and colonialism. What I saw was a far more balanced ... read more »
  
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  Great Film
  
  This is such a cleverly written and directed film. It has a very realistic approach but at the same time it is juxtaposed with symbolic imagery and atmospheric ... read more »
  
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  An unusual film
  
  I have to say this one struggled to hold my attention, in spite of my having a keen interest in international politics. And this is the second foreign language ... read more »
  
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  Mele 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 ...