| Title |
Bamako / New Yorker Films presents an Abderrahmane Sissako film, an Archipel 33, Chinguitty Film, Mali Images, Arte France co-production in association with Louverture Films ; produced by Denis Freyd and Abderrahmane Sissako ; written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. |
| OCLC |
185254345 |
| ISBN |
9781567304725 |
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1567304729 |
| Music number |
109708 New Yorker Video |
| Publisher |
[New York] : New Yorker Video, [2008] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
International Monetary Fund -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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World Bank -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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Bamako (Mali) -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Feature films.
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Motion pictures.
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LC
Genre heading/s |
Foreign films.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Fiction films.
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| System details note |
DVD, widescreen (letterboxed, 16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Aïssa Maïa, Tiécoura Traoré, Hélène Diarra, Habib Dembélé, Djénéba Koné, Aïssata Tall Sall, Roland Rappaport, William Bourdon, Mamadou Konaté, Mamadou Savadogo, Danny Glover. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Director of photography, Jacques Besse ; editor, Nadia Ben Rachid ; costumes, Maji-da Abdi ; production designer, Mahamadou Kouyaté. |
| Summary |
Melé, a bar singer, and her unemployed husband Chaka are on the verge of breaking up. In the courtyard of the house they share with other families in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, African civil society representatives have taken proceedings against such international financial institutions as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, whom they blame for Africa's woes. As numerous trial witnesses air bracing indictments against the multinational economic machinery that haunts them, life in the courtyard presses forward. |
| NOTE |
Home use only. |
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No public performance rights included. |
| Language note |
French and Bambara dialogue, English subtitles. |
| General note |
Title from container. |
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Special features: Interview with director Abderrahmane Sissako; interview with Danny Glover; comments from economists, scholars and activists; theatrical trailer. |
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