BAMAKO

(THE COURT)
Abderrahmane SISSAKO
  • 2006
  • Out of Competition

Melé 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 others 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 the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard.
Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this new Africa’s desire to fight for it’s rights…

Directed by : Abderrahmane SISSAKO
Year of production: 2006
Country: France, Mali, United States
Duration: 115 minutes

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Secondary Production

  • LOUVERTURE FILMS United States

Secondary Production

  • MALI IMAGES Mali

Secondary Production

  • ARTE FRANCE France

French Press

  • AGNES CHABOT
    T: 33 (0)1 44 41 13 48

International Press

  • BRIGITTA PORTIER
    T: +32 477 98 25 84

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