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Stephania 2022-05-09 16:02:15
Mali Timbuktu, under the control of religious extremists, is persecuted by jihadists all day long. "Half of the country has been occupied by invaders." Women bear the brunt. By telling the stories of Kidane, Fatima, their daughters Toya and Issan, and their small farmstead, Abderrahmane Sissako speaks out against terrorism in a region "overlooked by the media and the world." The director used the lens to witness the "silent resistance of the male and female civilians" in the Sahel region that he loved in his heart, thereby revealing the reality.
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Irma 2022-05-09 22:39:50
Literary films, although not too easy to understand, they are beautiful. Films with Western ideology have slightly reduced credibility. The performances of several professional Malian musicians in the film are so good, they are totally entertaining.
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Orland 2022-05-09 22:44:57
Prose-style narrative film. The clues are intertwined like idle pens, decorated with a few large visions of the Sahel in West Africa, and the documentary presents the "now" ancient city of Timbuktu. However, the story is outstanding. The most shots in the film give close-ups of the characters' faces, always focusing, and freezing repeatedly. Undoubtedly, this is an ambitious story, although many people do not buy it for such an exposed expression. It is also possible that because of its foreign background, this style is between the desperate commercial film and the silent art film, and it is more tolerant praise. Anyway, I am now more concerned about the "place" behind the image, the desert isolated by modern civilization. PS: Malians can speak French really well
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Omar: Satima?
Satima: I'm listening.
Omar: I'm Abdelkarim's driver. I have a message from him: "He can't do anything to help. It's over".
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L'Imam: [to a jihadist] Stop this. You cause harm to Islam and Muslims. You put children in danger in front of their poor mother. You even hit the mother of two children without any good reason. Before you came, a woman was here to complain that you forced her to wear gloves-- here they are-- without convincing her of their usefulness, as is prescribed by Allah and His prophet. Remember the words of Allah the Almighty: "So pardon them. Consult them in the matter. Speak with them. Once you've made a decision, put your trust in Allah, for He loves those who rely upon Him." Where's leniency? Where's forgiveness? Where's piety? Where's exchange... exchange? Where is God in all this?