
Life on Earth
Jul 01 1998
•1h 1m
•Comedy, Drama
Just before the turn of the 21st century, Dramane, a Malian who lives in Paris, returns to his family's African village to visit his father. After biking around the town, Dramane realizes how different and stagnated his village is compared to the ever-changing modern world, especially at the dawn of a new millennium. While home, Dramane strikes up a friendship with beautiful villager Nana, with whom he contemplates the future. The film earned Sissako awards at the Fribourg International Film Festival, the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Cast
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Abderrahmane Sissako
Dramane
Nana Baby
La jeune fille
Mohamed Sissako
Le Pére
Bourama Coulibaly
Le Photographe
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