Bamako -

Mele 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...

Movie information

Release Date (USA): 2007-02-14
Rating (USA): NA
Release Date (UK): 2007-02-23
Rating (UK) : PG
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Producer: Denis Freyd and Abderrahmane Sissako
Studio: Les Films du Losange
Writer/s: Abderrahmane Sissako

Cast

Aissa Maiga Mele
Maimouna Helene Diarra Saramba
Balla Habib Dembele Falai
Hamadoun Kassogue Le journaliste
William Bourdon Avocat partie civile
Mamadou Kanoute Avocat de la defense
Gabriel Magma Konate Le procureur
Danny Glover Cow-boy

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