Release Date

01 Jul, 1998

Runtime

01:01: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A personal reflection on the state of Africa

Just before the turn of the 21st century, Dramane, a Malian who lives in Paris, returns to his family's African village to visit his father. After biking around the town, Dramane realizes how different and stagnated his village is compared to the ever-changing modern world, especially at the dawn of a new millennium. While home, Dramane strikes up a friendship with beautiful villager Nana, with whom he contemplates the future. The film earned Sissako awards at the Fribourg International Film Festival, the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Original Title

La vie sur terre

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Actors

Abderrahmane Sissako

Nana Baby

Mohamed Sissako

Bourama Coulibaly

Keita Bina Gaousso

Mahamadou Dramé

Moussa Fofana

Keita Kagny

Madlaye Traoré

Solo Diarra

Fodia Coulibaly

Madou Mariko

Lassina Kané

Mahamane Maiiga

Cheykh Bouya Ould Yarba

Baba Sidibé

Lamine Sow

Dramane Sissako

Mamadou Kanouté

Tamani Dramé

Ali Haiidara

Crew

Abderrahmane Sissako

Abderrahmane Sissako

Jacques Besse

Nadia ben Rachid