Director : Abderrahmane SissakoActors : Aïssa Maïga, William Bourdon, Tiecoura Traoré, Maïmouna Hélène Diarra, Habib Dembélé, Djénéba Koné, Hamadoun Kassogué, Hamèye Mahalmadane, Roland Rappaport, Mamadou Savadogo, Aïssata Tall Sall Feature film, Fiction , DramaProduction language : French, Bambara Nationality : 100% French (France) French release : 10/18/06 Runtime : 1h 58mn Current status : Released Official website : www.bamako-film.com/Associate production company : Archipel 33Co-production : Chinguitty Films, Arte FranceFrench distribution : Les Films du Losange Film export/Foreign Sales : Les Films du Losange Synopsis Melé is a bar singer, Chaka, her husband, is without work. Their relationship is on the rocks.
A court has been set up in the courtyard of the house they share with other families. Representatives from African society have brought a civil suit against the World Bank and the IMF, which they deem responsible for the dramatic state of affairs Africa now finds itself in.
Between pleas and testimony, life continues in the courtyard. Chaka seems indifferent to Africa’s unexpected and novel determination to reclaim its rights. Festival selections | 
