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Timbuktu

Timbuktu

A song for freedom.

20147.01h 36m

Overview

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Written by Abderrahmane Sissako, Kessen Tall
Produced by Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela, Sylvie Pialat, Étienne Comar
Box Office0Revenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Ibrahim Ahmed

Ibrahim Ahmed

Kidane

Toulou Kiki

Toulou Kiki

Satima

L

Layla Walet Mohamed

Toya

Abel Jafri

Abel Jafri

Abdelkrim

Kettly Noël

Kettly Noël

Zabou

Hichem Yacoubi

Hichem Yacoubi

Jihadist

Mehdi A.G. Mohamed

Mehdi A.G. Mohamed

Issan

Fatoumata Diawara

Fatoumata Diawara

Singer

Adel Mahmoud Cherif

Adel Mahmoud Cherif

The Imam

Salem Dendou

Salem Dendou

Jihadist leader

Themes & Keywords

civil warcattlereligious fundamentalismreligious conflictreligious differencesafrican customsyihadsharia lawislamismmauritania

About Timbuktu

Timbuktu is a drama, war film released in 2014 exploring themes of civil war, cattle, religious fundamentalism, religious conflict, religious differences, african customs. Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, it stars Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed. Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

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