2022
6.5 (31 votes)
2h 9m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Peripheria Productions
Karoninka
France 3 Cinéma
Canal+ International
Peripheria Productions
Karoninka
France 3 Cinéma
Canal+ International
Mali Twist (Twist à Bamako)
Overview
Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
Key Crew
Producer: Angèle Diabang, Yanick Létourneau, Marc Bordure, Robert Guédiguian
Screenplay: Robert Guédiguian, Gilles Taurand
Director: Robert Guédiguian
Director of Photography: Pierre Milon
Top Cast
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