Between Us, A Secret
Cast
Toumany Kouyaté Mamadou Kouyaté Bakari Kouyaté Bougadari Kouyaté
Credits
Written by: Toumany Kouyaté 
Beatriz Seigner
Cinematography: Beatriz Seigner
Produced by: Erica de Freitas Bruna Haddad Beatriz Seigner
Plot
In 2014, Malian Toumani Kouyaté was urgently summoned to his native country to hear his grandfather tell his final story. Feeling death approaching, the experienced man decided to pass on the tradition.
Sinekatalog’s take
A man is urgently summoned to Mali to hear his dying grandfather's final story, as an elder passes on a tradition. The documentary has the intimacy of an oral inheritance. A gentle, moving watch for those who value storytelling cultures.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (36 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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