Cast
Fousseyni Sissoko Goffe Diallo Balla Moussa Keïta
Credits
Written by: 
Souleymane Cissé
Plot
A teenage student rebels against a military regime in Mali and falls in love with the daughter of the governor.
Sinekatalog’s take
Souleymane Cissé's drama follows a student who rebels against Mali's military regime and falls for the governor's daughter. Bold, stylised and political, it won the Cannes jury prize and is a landmark of West African cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (326 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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