Timbuktu
abderrahmane sissako
Synopsis
Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the inhabitants suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. Women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family seem to be spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes when Kidane accidentally kills Amadou, the fisherman who slaughtered "GPS," his beloved cow. He now has to face the new laws of the foreign occupants.
Scenario
Abderrahmane Sissako and Kessen Tall
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Casting
Ibrahim Ahmed said Pino, Toulou Kiki, Abel Jafri, Fatoumata Diawara, Hichem Yacoubi
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Production
Les films du Worso, Dune Vision, Arches Films,
ARTE France Cinéma, Orange Studio
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Financial partners
CNC (Avance sur recettes), Le Pacte, Indéfilms, Cinéfeel
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French distribution and sales
Le Pacte
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Broadcasters
Canal +, Ciné +, ARTE
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Genre
Drama
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Release date
December 10th, 2014
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Running time
96 min
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Festivals and distinctions
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Festival de Cannes 2014 - official selection
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Prize of the jury oecuménique du Festival de Cannes
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Prize François-Chalais
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César 2015 : 7 Prix :
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Best Film
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Best director
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Best photography
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Best soundtrack
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Best editing
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Best original scenario
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Best music
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Oscar 2015 - Nominated for best foreign film
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International rotterdam film festival
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Palm springs international film festival
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AFI FEST
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Viennale
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Chicago international film festival
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Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
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Busan international film festival (korea)
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French film international film festival of Japan
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Transyslvania international film festival
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Hong Kong international film festival
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French film festival of Israël
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Rendez-vous du Cinéma Français à Paris
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Abu Dahbi international film festival
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Warsaw international film festival
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New York film festival
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Rio de Janeiro international film festival
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Karlovy Vary international film festival, ...
