Bamako

The court
Director
Abderrahmane Sissako
Country
United States, France, Mali
Year
2006
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Abderrahmane Sissako
Cast
Aïssa Maïga / William Bourdon / Tiecoura Traoré / Hélène Diarra / Habib Dembélé / Hamèye Mahalmadane / Aïssata Tall Sall /
Production
Archipel 33 & Chinguitty Films
http://www.archipel33.fr

Storyline

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…

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2006
Zabaltegi Pearls
Festival de Cannes 2006
Out of Competition

Releases

Belgium (29 of November 2007)
United kingdom (23 of February 2007)
France (18 of October 2006)

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2008
Call number 27/2007
Media support 25,837.04

Distribution territories:
Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Distribution:

Les Films du Losange, Trigon (Switzerland)
Artificial Eye (United kingdom)
Kino Swiat (Austria)