Bamako (film)
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| Directed by | Abderrahmane Sissako |
| Produced by | Archipel 33 Arte France Cinéma Chinguitty Films Louverture Films Mali Images New Yorker Films |
| Starring | Aïssa Maïga Tiécoura Traoré |
| Distributed by | Artificial Eye / New Yorker Films |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 2006 (Cannes) October 18, 2006 (France) February 14, 2007 (United States) |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Mali France United States |
| Language | French Bambara |
| Budget | €2 million |
Bamako is a 2006 film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, first released at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on May 21[1] and in Manhattan by New Yorker Films on February 14, 2007.
The film depicts a trial taking place in Bamako, the capital of Mali, amid the daily life that is going on in the city. In the midst of that trial, two sides argue whether the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, or perhaps corruption, are guilty of the current financial state of many poverty-stricken African countries.
Danny Glover, one of the film's executive producers, also guest-stars as an actor in a Western film (called Death in Timbuktu) that some children are watching on the television in one scene.
Bamako was the recipient of the first Film Award of the Council of Europe (FACE) given at the Istanbul International Film Festival in April 2007.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Bamako". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4353205/year/2006.html. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ ""Bamako", winner of the first Council of Europe film award in Istanbul". Council of Europe. 14 April 2007. http://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1118399. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
[edit] External links
- Bamako at the Internet Movie Database
- Bamako at AllRovi
- Bamako at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bamako at Box Office Mojo
- Bamako at Metacritic
- Danny Glover talks about Bamako
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