Timbuktu

7 2014 Abderrahmane Sissako 1h 36m
Drama War
Timbuktu

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

Cast

Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed Kidane
Toulou Kiki Toulou Kiki Satima
Layla Walet Mohamed Toya
Abel Jafri Abel Jafri Abdelkrim
Kettly Noël Kettly Noël Zabou
Hichem Yacoubi Hichem Yacoubi Jihadist
Mehdi A.G. Mohamed Mehdi A.G. Mohamed Issan
Fatoumata Diawara Fatoumata Diawara Singer

Where to Watch

Cohen Media Amazon Channel Cohen Media Amazon Channel Amazon Video Amazon Video Apple TV Store Apple TV Store Google Play Movies Google Play Movies

Vibes

Emotional Curious Visually Stunning Deeply Moving Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Timbuktu

The Court
The Court 2006
Africa under siege. Two films by the same director about the forces that refuse to let Africa determine its own future.

Similar Films

The Patience Stone The Patience Stone 2013 Free State of Jones Free State of Jones 2016 The Scarlet and the Black The Scarlet and the Black 1983 Bunker Bunker 2023 The Second Civil War The Second Civil War 1997 Men in War Men in War 1957