Baara (French: Le Travail), released internationally as Work, is a 1978 film directed by Souleymane Cissé.[1][2] It was the first ever feature film to be produced in Mali.[3] The film has been screened at multiple international film festivals, and it has won a number of awards.[4]
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| Directed by | Souleymane Cissé |
| Written by | Souleymane Cissé |
| Produced by | Souleymane Cissé |
| Starring | Balla Moussa Keita, Baba Niare, Bubukar Keita |
| Cinematography | Étienne Carton de Grammont, Abdoulaye Sidibé |
| Edited by | Andrée Davanture |
| Music by | Lamine Konté |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Mali |
Synopsis
editA young Malian peasant works as a baara, that is to say a baggage carrier in Bamako. He becomes acquainted with a young, progressive engineer who introduces him to a job at a factory.[5][6][7]
Cast
edit- Ismaïla Saar
- Niare Baba
- Keita Boubacar
- Balla Moussa Keita
- Oumou Diarra
Awards and accolades
edit- Étalon de Yennenga (FESPACO, Ouagadougou)
- Golden Montgolfiere (Three Continents Festival, Nantes)
- Jury Prize (Locarno Festival of Film, Locarno)
References
edit- ^ "Baara". trigon-film.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Films | Africultures : Baara (Le travail)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ ""Baara": A Must-See Film of Patriarchal Abuse, at the New York African Film Festival". The New Yorker. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "" BAARA ", de Souleymane Cissé L'Afrique d'une harmonie perdue". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1984-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Baara". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Baara / Work | African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "BAARA | Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival". Retrieved 2021-11-20.