Bamako
Drama
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2007
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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.
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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
23 Feb 2007
Country:
FR, ML, US
Languages:
Hebrew (modern), French, Bambara, English
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$111,000
Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
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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
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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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[An] intimate, urgent and wildly imaginative indictment of post-colonial economic policies in Africa.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
14 Jun 2007
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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
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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