Bamako
In the courtyard of the house Melé and Chaka share with other families, a trial court has been set up to weigh the influence of Western powers over the lives of ordinary Africans, in this passionate and deeply personal statement on Africa’s need for self-determination.
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Cast & Crew
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Producer: Denis Freyd, Abderrahmane Sissako
Editor: Nadia Ben Rachid
Screenwriter: Abderrahmane Sissako
Cinematographer: Jacques Besse
Principal Cast: Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Hélène Diarra, Habib Dembélé, Djénéba Koné, Hamadoun Kassogué, Danny Glover, Elia Suleiman, Zeka Laplaine, Samba Diakité, Aminata, Traoré
Filmography: Waiting for Happiness (2002), La Vie sur terre (1998), Rostov-Luanda (1997), Sabriya (1996), Octobre (1993),
US Distributor: New Yorker Films
World Sales: Les Films du Losange
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