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Abderrahmane Sissako

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Abderrahmane Sissako at an event for Timbuktu (2014)
Abderrahmane Sissako was born on 13 October 1961 in Kiffa, Mauritania. He is a director and writer, known for Timbuktu (2014), Life on Earth (1998) and Waiting for Happiness (2002).
BornOctober 13, 1961
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BornOctober 13, 1961
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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Abderrahmane Sissako, Mehdi A.G. Mohamed, and Layla Walet Mohamed in Timbuktu (2014)
Abderrahmane Sissako and Kessen Tall
Abel Jafri, Abderrahmane Sissako, and Hichem Yacoubi at an event for Timbuktu (2014)
Fatoumata Diawara, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël, Abderrahmane Sissako, Hichem Yacoubi, Toulou Kiki, Ibrahim Ahmed, Adel Mahmoud Cherif, and Weli Kleïb at an event for Timbuktu (2014)
Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël, Abderrahmane Sissako, Hichem Yacoubi, Toulou Kiki, and Ibrahim Ahmed at an event for Timbuktu (2014)
Abderrahmane Sissako and Kessen Tall
Sylvie Pialat, Abderrahmane Sissako, and Kessen Tall
Abel Jafri, Abderrahmane Sissako, Ibrahim Ahmed, Hichem Yacoubi, and Toulou Kiki at an event for Timbuktu (2014)

Known for

Timbuktu (2014)
Timbuktu
7.1
  • Director
  • 2014
Life on Earth (1998)
Life on Earth
6.8
  • Director
  • 1998
Waiting for Happiness (2002)
Waiting for Happiness
6.6
  • Director
  • 2002
Aïssa Maïga in Bamako (The Court) (2006)
Bamako (The Court)
6.7
  • Director
  • 2006

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Director

  • The Perfumed Hill
    • In Production
  • Al Zubarah
  • Life in Al Barr
  • Timbuktu (2014)
    Timbuktu
  • Je vous souhaite la pluie
  • Stories on Human Rights (2008)
    Stories on Human Rights
    • (segment Dignity)
  • 8 (2008)
    8
    • (segment Tiya's dream)
  • Rostov-Luanda (2007)
    Rostov-Luanda
  • Aïssa Maïga in Bamako (The Court) (2006)
    Bamako (The Court)
  • Waiting for Happiness (2002)
    Waiting for Happiness
  • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
  • La case de l'oncle Doc (1997)
    La case de l'oncle Doc
  • Life on Earth (1998)
    Life on Earth
  • Africa Dreaming (1997)
    Africa Dreaming
  • Documenta X - Die Filme
  • Oktyabr (1993)
    Oktyabr

Writer

  • The Perfumed Hill
    • In Production
  • L'Invitation (2022)
    L'Invitation
  • Al Zubarah
  • Life in Al Barr
  • Timbuktu (2014)
    Timbuktu
  • 8 (2008)
    8
    • (segment Tiya's Dream)
  • Rostov-Luanda (2007)
    Rostov-Luanda
  • Aïssa Maïga in Bamako (The Court) (2006)
    Bamako (The Court)
  • Waiting for Happiness (2002)
    Waiting for Happiness
  • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
  • Life on Earth (1998)
    Life on Earth
  • Oktyabr (1993)
    Oktyabr

Producer

  • Dry Season (2006)
    Dry Season
  • Aïssa Maïga in Bamako (The Court) (2006)
    Bamako (The Court)
  • Little Men (2003)
    Little Men
  • Le silence de la forêt (2003)
    Le silence de la forêt
  • Our Father (2002)
    Our Father

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    • October 13, 1961
    • Kiffa, Mauritania

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    Lived in Mali as a child.

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