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Bamako (The Court)

Original title: Bamako
  • 20062006
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
72,584
26,538
Aïssa Maïga in Bamako (The Court) (2006)
Drama
Bamako. 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 ha... Read allBamako. 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 Ba... Read allBamako. 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, ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
72,584
26,538
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    • Director
      • Abderrahmane Sissako
    • Writer
      • Abderrahmane Sissako
    • Stars
      • Aïssa Maïga
      • Tiécoura Traoré
      • Maimouna Hélène Diarra
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Abderrahmane Sissako
    • Writer
      • Abderrahmane Sissako
    • Stars
      • Aïssa Maïga
      • Tiécoura Traoré
      • Maimouna Hélène Diarra
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Aïssa Maïga
    Aïssa Maïga
    • Melé
    Tiécoura Traoré
    • Chaka
    Maimouna Hélène Diarra
    • Saramba
    • (as Hélène Diarra)
    Habib Dembélé
    • Falaï
    Djénéba Koné
    • La soeur de Chaka
    Hamadoun Kassogué
    • Le journaliste
    William Bourdon
    • Avocat partie civile
    Mamadou Kanouté
    • Avocat de la défense
    • (as Mamadou Konaté)
    Gabriel Magma Konate
    • Le procureur
    • (as Magma Gabriel Konaté)
    Aminata Traoré
    • Témoin 2
    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Cow-boy
    Elia Suleiman
    Elia Suleiman
    • Cow-boy
    Abderrahmane Sissako
    Abderrahmane Sissako
    • Cow-boy
    • (as Dramane Sissako)
    Jean-Henri Roger
    • Cow-boy
    Zeka Laplaine
    • Cow-boy
    Assa Badiallo Souko
    • Witness 5
    Zegué Bamba
    • Witness 1
    Dramane Bassaro
    • Cowboy
    • Director
      • Abderrahmane Sissako
    • Writer
      • Abderrahmane Sissako
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      During the inset "Death in Timbuktu" "western," just before the first gunshot, a car can be seen moving between two buildings in the background. This, however, could be interpreted as intentional by the director, who was parodying non-Western interpretations of a "western" (other countries who partake in a love of westerns are Thailand and Cambodia). The child in this scene is also wearing a Nike shirt. The effect is to present the sort of low-budget, pulp film one might see in a television broadcast in Mali, while supplying a metaphor to the actual movie's plot.
    • Quotes

      Avocat partie civile: We cannot throw Paul Wolfowitz into the Niger. The caimans wouldn't want him.

    User reviews20

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    Top review
    9/10
    Documentary/Film not for the narrow minded, not for the fanatics
    I had no idea what I was getting into when I went to watch this film. I can't tell much without giving away what the movie is all about. I will only say that the "acting" is just perfect, as long as it is not acting. People are mostly activists who actually speak out the truth. The movie is highly symbolic and we have to understand that the director is not trying to be realistic or straightforward. The trial that is taking place in a regular house yard, is surrounded by the everyday lives of the people of Bamako. The result is moving, beautiful and awakening experience. Especially for those who are not very familiar with the situation in Africa and don't know or don't want to know what the West is doing to billions of people around the world in order to maintain our level of useless consumption, it will be an eye opening experience. I absolutely recommend this movie.
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    5
    • gryspnik
    • Apr 11, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2006 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mali
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Bambara
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Bamako
    • Filming locations
      • Bamako, Mali
    • Production companies
      • Archipel 33
      • Chinguitty Films
      • Mali Images
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $112,351
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,183
      • Feb 18, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,059,232
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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