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Timbuktu - Abderrahmane Sissako

3.5
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Directed by: 
Abderrahmane Sissako
Screenplay by: 
Abderrahmane Sissako
Kessen Tall
Produced by: 
Sylvie Pialat
Abderrahmane Sissako
Rémi Burah
Release year: 
2014
Country: 
France
Mauritania
Mali
Runtime: 
100min
Genre: 
Drama
Political drama
Music by: 
Amine Bouhafa
Plot: 
A look at the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant Islamic rebels.
Cast: 
Abel Jafri
as
Abdelkrim
Toulou Kiki
as
Satima
Ibrahim Ahmed
as
Kidane
Kettly Noël
as
Zabou
Hichem Yacoubi
as
Djihadiste
Fatoumata Diawara
as
Fatou la chanteuse
Mehdi AG Mohamed
as
Issan
Layla Walet Mohamed
as
Toya
Adel Mahmoud Cherif
as
Imam
Salem Dendou
as
Jihadist leader

Reviews

Review by HALfie

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3.5

A not pretentious movie that analyzes in a very simple way the current scenario where ISIS is spreading even violating the Koranic law and local traditions.

The use of an incisive photography strengthens the structure of the whole film.

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The Graduate, 1967