Bamako
Jun 21 2006
•2h 55m
•Drama
Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African society bring an action against international financial institutions. The trial takes place in Bamako, in the yard of a house, among its inhabitants.
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Aïssa Maïga
Melé
Tiécoura Traoré
Chaka
Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Saramba
Balla Habib Dembélé
Falaï
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