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Mali Twist (2022)
Directed by Robert Guédiguian
Drama · 2h 09m
Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
Cast
Stéphane Bak
Alicia Da Luz Gomes
Diouc Koma
Issaka Sawadogo
Bakary Diombera
Ben Sultan
Youssouf Djaoro
Ahmed Dramé
Saabo Balde
Crew
- Director
- Robert Guédiguian
- Screenplay
- Gilles Taurand, Robert Guédiguian
- Director of Photography
- Pierre Milon
- Original Music Composer
- Olivier Alary
- Editor
- Bernard Sasia
- Producer
- Marc Bordure, Angèle Diabang, Robert Guédiguian, Yanick Létourneau
Details
- Original title
- Twist à Bamako
- Release date
- 2022-01-05
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Wolof, French, Bambara
- Countries
- Canada, France, Senegal
- Production
- Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Peripheria Productions, Karoninka, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+ International
- Budget
- $4,555,200