Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Twist à Bamako (original title)
Directed by
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.
Valladolid International Film Festival 2021
Cast: Stéphane Bak, Alicia Da Luz Gomes, Diouc Koma, Issaka Sawadogo, Bakary Diombera, Alassane Gueye, Ben Sultan, Youssouf Djaoro, Ahmed Dramé, Saabo Balde
Writers: Gilles Taurand (Screenplay), Robert Guédiguian (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Pierre Milon
Production Designer: Oumar Sall, Papa Kouyaté
Editor: Bernard Sasia
Sound Designer: Laurent Lafran, Jean-Marc Schick
Composer: Olivier Alary
Costume Designer: Abdou Lahad Gueye, Mame Fagueye
Direction team: Demba Dieye (First Assistant Director), Ferdinand Verhaeghe (First Assistant Director)
Producers: Marc Bordure, Angèle Diabang, Robert Guédiguian
Production: Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Peripheria Productions, Karoninka, France 3 Cinéma
