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Bamako (2007)117 minDramaRating 57/100

Her marriage on the rocks, cabaret singer Mele returns home after a degrading night of work and finds her apartment complex made into a tribunal in which the institutions of international capitalism are put on trial. Her sister stands with peasants, farmers, and other citizens, appealing to the banking cabal for justice. A long night in pursuit of justice and a sultry evening of Malian life.

Cast: Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Balla Habib Dembélé, Djénéba Koné, Hamadoun Kassogué, William Bourdon

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako