Bamako (2007)
2007 · 1h 55m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African society bring an action against international financial institutions. The trial takes place in Bamako, in the yard of a house, among its inhabitants.
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Writers: Abderrahmane Sissako
Cinematography: Jacques Besse
Editor: Pauline Casalis, Nadia ben Rachid
Budget: $2M
Cast
Aïssa Maïga as MeléTiécoura Traoré as ChakaMaimouna Hélène Diarra as SarambaBalla Habib Dembélé as FalaïDjénéba Koné as La soeur de ChakaHamadoun Kassogué as Le journalisteWilliam Bourdon as Avocat partie civileAïssata Tall Sall as Avocat des parties civilesMamadou Kanouté as Avocat de la défenseGabriel Magma Konate as La procureurAminata Traoré as Témoin 2Danny Glover as Cow-boyMore like this
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