Mali Twist
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Ahmed Dramé · Alassane Gueye · Alicia Da Luz Gomes · Bakary Diombera · Ben Sultan · Diouc Koma · Issaka Sawadogo · Saabo Balde · Stéphane Bak · Youssouf Djaoro · Robert Guédiguian · Gilles Taurand
Studios & networks
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo · Canal+ International · France 3 Cinéma · Karoninka · Peripheria Productions