Timbuktu

2014 Abderrahmane Sissako 1h 36m
Drama War

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

Vibes

Emotional Curious Visually Stunning Deeply Moving Hidden Gem

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