The Court

2006 Abderrahmane Sissako 1h 55m
Drama

Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African society bring an action against international financial institutions. The trial takes place in Bamako, in the yard of a house, among its inhabitants.

Cast

Aïssa Maïga Melé
Tiécoura Traoré Chaka
Maimouna Hélène Diarra Saramba
Balla Habib Dembélé Falaï
Djénéba Koné La soeur de Chaka
Hamadoun Kassogué Le journaliste
William Bourdon Avocat partie civile
Aïssata Tall Sall Avocat des parties civiles

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