Cast
Aïssa Maïga Tiécoura Traoré 
Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Credits
Written by: 
Abderrahmane Sissako
Plot
In a courtyard in Bamako, Malian citizens put the World Bank and IMF on trial for the poverty of Africa, as family life carries on around them.
Sinekatalog’s take
Abderrahmane Sissako's film stages a trial of the World Bank and IMF in a Malian courtyard, as family life continues around it. Inventive and humane, mixing satire and drama, it is a politically sharp and warm-hearted work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,658 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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