Original Title
Twist à Bamako
Status
Released
Production Companies
Agat Films & Cie / Ex NihiloPeripheria ProductionsKaroninkaFrance 3 CinémaCanal+ International
Original Language
FR
Budget
$4,555,200
Revenue
-
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.
Director
Robert Guédiguian
Production Countries
Canada, France, Senegal
Spoken Languages
Wolof, French, Bambara
