Twist à Bamako
Mali Twist- Director
- Robert Guédiguian
- Country
- France, Canada, Senegal
- Year
- 2021
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Robert Guédiguian, Gilles Taurand
- Cast
- Alicia Da Luz Gomes, Stéphane Bak, Isaka Sawadogo, Saabo Balde, Ahmed Drame, Bakary Diombera, Ben Sultan, Alassane Gueye
- Production
- Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, France 3 Cinéma, Peripheria [CA], Karoninka [SN], France 3 [FR], Canal+ [FR], Ciné+ [FR], Canal+ International [FR]
Storyline
Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) 2021
Official Section
Releases
Spain (8 of July 2022)
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