Bamako (2006)

Drama

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.

Updated May 20 2020

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Runtime: 115 mins Revenue: $111,000 Budget: $2,000,000 Rating: 6.4

Cast

Danny Glover

Cow-boy

Abderrahmane Sissako

Cow-boy

Mamadou Kanouté

Avocat de la défense

Elia Suleiman

Cow-boy

Aïssa Maïga

Melé

Maimouna Hélène Diarra

Saramba

Jean-Henri Roger

Cow-boy

Balla Habib Dembélé

Falaï