| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (letterboxed, 16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Hélène Diarra, Habib Dembélé, Djénéba Koné, Aïssata Tall Sall, Roland Rappaport, William Bourdon, Mamadou Konaté, Mamadou Savadogo, Danny Glover. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jacques Besse ; editor, Nadia Ben Rachid ; costumes, Maji-da Abdi ; production designer, Mahamadou Kouyaté. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Summary |
Melé, a bar singer, and her unemployed husband Chaka are on the verge of breaking up. In the courtyard of the house they share with other families in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, African civil society representatives have taken proceedings against such international financial institutions as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, whom they blame for Africa's woes. As numerous trial witnesses air bracing indictments against the multinational economic machinery that haunts them, life in the courtyard presses forward. |
| Note |
Special features: Interview with director Abderrahmane Sissako; interview with Danny Glover; comments from economists, scholars and activists; theatrical trailer. |
| Terms Of Use |
Home use only. |
| Language |
French and Bambara dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
International Monetary Fund -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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World Bank -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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International Monetary Fund -- Drama.
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World Bank -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Married people -- Drama.
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Courtyards -- Drama.
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Women singers -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Mali -- Bamako -- Drama.
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Bamako (Mali) -- Drama.
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Motion pictures -- Mali.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Sissako, Abderrahmane.
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Freyd, Denis.
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Maïga, Aïssa.
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Traoré, Tiécoura.
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Diarra, Hélène.
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Dembélé, Habib.
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Koné, Djénéba, 1992-2011.
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Sall, Aïssata Tall.
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Rappaport, Roland.
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Bourdon, William.
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Konaté, Mamadou Kani.
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Savadogo, Mamadou.
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Glover, Danny.
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New Yorker Films.
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Archipel 33 (Firm)
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Chinguitty Films (Firm)
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Mali Images (Firm)
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ARTE France.
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Louverture Films (Firm)
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New Yorker Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781567304725 |
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1567304729 |
| Standard No. |
717119109745 |
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00717119109745 |
| Music No. |
109708 New Yorker Video |
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