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Bamako
Drama - 2006
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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 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 the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard. Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this novel Africa's desire to fight for its rights.
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Abderrahmane Sissako

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
21 Jun 2006
Country:
FR, ML
Languages:
Bambara, French
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$111,000
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

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Bamako is an attack on globalization that is endlessly cogent, confrontational -- and, best of all, as captivating as it is illuminating.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jun 2007
fresh:
Trial movies can be painful, but Bamako is a powerful polemic leavened with moments of beauty and humor.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Jun 2007
fresh:
[An] intimate, urgent and wildly imaginative indictment of post-colonial economic policies in Africa.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
14 Jun 2007
fresh:
If Jean-Luc Godard had kept his sense of humor, he might be making engaging movies like Bamako.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
28 Jun 2007
fresh:
Unlike other recent films about the plight of Africa, Bamako channels its outrage more directly, yet with greater subtlety, by recruiting real-life witnesses to Africa's economic crises.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
10 Aug 2007
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