Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster,...
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.
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84 %57 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
70 %2,321 reviewsAudience score rating
"Trial movies can be painful, but Bamako is a powerful polemic leavened with moments of beauty and humour."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Bamako is certainly distinctive, with commanding moments, but Melé and Chaka are undeveloped and I felt it might work better as a theatrical piece."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Highly original..."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Seething, complicated and disarmingly beautiful..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It’s worth braving the unique approach of this remarkable and stirring film..."
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Time Out
Time Out"This heavy-handed harangue against Bush-era corporate interests... is an unfortunate slog, dubiously pitched and aestheticised."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Sissako‘s inside-out vision of (Africa's) troubles offers a refreshingly multifaceted view."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A defiantly political and borderline experimental work, it's definitely not for everybody."
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Salon
Salon"No one can deny the powerful emotional reality that lends Bamako its heavy moral weight."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Sissako's poetic drama offers a clear-sighted examination of Third World economic collapse."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBamako | Details
- Runtime
- 115
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- France, Mali, USA
