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Timbuktu is a 2014 Mauritanian-French drama film directed and co-written by Abderrahmane Sissako. The film centres on the brief occupation of Timbuktu, Mali by Ansar Dine, and is partially influenced by the 2012 public stoning of an unmarried couple in Aguelhok .
Dec 10, 2014 · A cattle herder and his family face the Jihadists' regime of terror in the dunes of Timbuktu. The film, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, was nominated for an Oscar and won 33 awards.
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- Drama, War
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- 2014-12-10
Jan 28, 2015 · A film by Abderrahmane Sissako about the occupation of a village in Mali by jihadists who impose Sharia law. The film depicts the conflicts, contradictions and tragedies of the characters caught in the crossfire of violence and culture clash.
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Summaries. A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his ...
Feb 12, 2015 · By Ann Hornaday. February 12, 2015 at 11:03 a.m. EST. "Timbuktu" arrives in the nick of time, an alternately unsettling and spellbinding example of humanism and pure visual artistry in the midst...
May 15, 2014 · Film. Festivals. May 14, 2014 10:34pm PT. Film Review: ‘Timbuktu’. Abderrahmane Sissako confirms his status as one of the true humanists of recent cinema with this stunningly shot and deeply...