Baara (1980)

Director:

Souleymane Cissé

Writer:

Souleymane Cissé (screenplay)

Stars:

Balla Moussa Keita, Baba Niare, Bubukar Keita

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Balla Moussa Keita
Baba Niare
Bubukar Keita
Omou Diarra
Ismaila Sarr

Storyline

Details

Country:

Mali

Language:

Bambara

Release Date:

3 March 1980 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Der Lastenträger

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Powerful story, wonderfully done

I saw this film in 1982 and I still remember it vividly -- and have searched to find it several times. I am glad it is now listed in IMDb -- It is both about the life of an African man, and about the life of anyone who works for a company, and wants to remain true to him or herself.

A young manager of a factory encounters a man walking along a road who says his family traditionally are servants to the manager's family. The manager offers him a job, and as he watches out for the other man's welfare, begins to see how the company mistreats its workers. The manager is challenged between his ethics and the pressure from others to protect his own interests as dire problems surface at the factory. Even when he decides on his path, he finds that fate has a formidable power.

Baara is being honored in a New York City festival of African film in May-June 2008!!!