The Last Song Before the War presents the glorious sounds of the 2011 Festival in the Desert, held shortly before Islamic extremists took over the... Just its title has an ominous sense of finality: ...

1962. Le Mali goûte son indépendance fraîchement acquise et la jeunesse de Bamako danse des nuits entières sur le twist venu de France et d'Amérique. Samba, le fils d'un riche commerçant, vit corps et ...

Robert Guédiguian’s jaunty new film places a young romance against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in the early 1960s. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

This excellent 2003 video documentary by Samuel Charlad chronicles the recording of MaliCool, a collaboration between jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd and the Malian kora player Toumani Diabate. Most such ...

film review trailer film profile], his 22nd feature (which will begin filming on 24 February). Featuring a totally different cast, the film will also be set in the 1960s and take place in Africa. The ...

Le Pangolin encourages (Fr) readers to go see Bamako, a Malian film directed by Abderrhamanne Sissako which tackles the issue of African debt. The film recently received the Grand Prix du Public at ...

Le film African Glory était projeté mardi 10 décembre 2024 à Bamako, à l'Institut français. En partie fictif, en partie documentaire, ce film primé en 2023 au Festival international du film ...