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Timbuktu

Turkish title: Timbuktu

“A song for freedom.”

2014 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
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Cast

Ibrahim Ahmed Toulou Kiki Abel Jafri

Credits

Written by: Abderrahmane Sissako

Plot

When jihadists seize Timbuktu and impose strict rules, banning music, football and cigarettes, a cattle herder, Kidane, lives near the city with his wife and daughter. A tragic dispute with a fisherman brings him before the new rulers. Abderrahmane Sissako's 2014 film, a humane, poetic portrait of daily life under an oppressive regime, was nominated for an Academy Award.

Sinekatalog’s take

Abderrahmane Sissako's drama of a Malian city under jihadist rule is quietly angry and beautifully shot. Humane and often darkly funny, it shows tyranny's absurdity and cruelty with great restraint.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (19,122 votes)
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