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Life on Earth (1998)
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Overview
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.
Length 61 minutes
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 | Aminata Dramé | Bassaro Sissako | James Campbell | Valérie Rohard | Lyako Suketomo | Alberic de Gouville | Fabrice Leclerc