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Mali Twist

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Stéphane Bak, Alicia Da Luz Gomes, Diouc Koma, Issaka Sawadogo, Bakary Diombera

Writer: Robert Guédiguian, Gilles Taurand

Release Date:
January 5, 2022
Ratings:
6.4 / 10
Director:
Robert Guédiguian
Companies:
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Overview

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.