Bamako (2006)

An extraordinary trial unfolds in a residential courtyard in Bamako, citizens have taken proceedings against global financial institutions over the persistent impoverishment of their nation. As witnesses deliver bracing testimonies on the neo-colonial apparatus, life in the compound continues: a marriage teeters on collapse, a security guard’s gun disappears, a young man silently fights illness, and the women keep everything moving—spinning cotton, tending children, and speaking their minds. Set in the celebrated director’s childhood compound, Bamako is a vivid human-centered courtroom drama.

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Content Warning
This film contains moderate reference to suicide which some viewers may find disturbing. It is intended for mature audiences over the age of 15. Viewer discretion is advised.