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Languages: French
Genres: Drama,
Runtime: 1:55:00 Hour
Cast: Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Directors: Abderrahmane Sissako
Rating: 6.7 (1480 Votes) TomatoMeter: 84 % Audiance Score: 70 % Critics Consensus: A courtroom drama and a portrait of everyday Mali life, Bamako approaches both subjects with equal skill and success.Year: 2006
Summary: Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been set up. African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF whom they blame for Africa's woes... Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard. Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this novel Africa's desire to fight for its rights...
