Drama
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.
Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Issaka Sawadogo
Lassana
Stéphane Bak
Samba Touré
Diouc Koma
Namori
Bakary Diombera
Badian
Ahmed Dramé
Bakary
Youssouf Djaoro
Le chef du village
Ben Sultan
Boubakar
Saabo Balde
Jules
Alicia Da Luz Gomes
Lara
Alassane Gueye
Maliki
Demba Dieye
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