Timbuktu (2014)
A song for freedom
Starring Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. A look at the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant Islamic rebels.
Runtime: 95 min.
Rating: 7.0
 
Languages: Arabic,Bamanankan,English,French
Countries: France,Mauritania
Genres: Drama
Keywords: civil war,cattle,religious conflict,religious differences,religious fundamentalism,african customs,yihad,sharia law
Cast
Kidane
Satima
Toya
Abdelkrim
Zabou
Jihadist
Issan
Singer
The Imam
Jihadist leader
Jihadist
Jihadist
Omar
Tina
Judge
Judge
Amadou
Abu Jaafar