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Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Timbuktu’ Is a Spellbinding Political Film

Angelo Franco

With ardent subtlety of shifting tones, a number of seemingly unconnected subplots, and breathtaking imagery, director Abderrahmane Sissako’s Timbuktu is challenging and oftentimes unbearably honest, which is precisely what makes this film a beautiful and sensational piece of political art, never at the expense of every accolade it boasts and justly deserves. 

Beware of Military Expansionism: How Mali Became the New Afghanistan

Black Star News Staff

Having French President Francois Hollande parade like a conquering lion through Timbuktu is not a great idea. Of course Malians and the citizens of Timbuktu are correct to cheer France for having helped drive out the occupiers.  The occupiers committed atrocities against innocent people. They imposed a harsh regime and harmed Timbuktu's great culture and legacy by destroying shrines and irreplaceable manuscripts. Yet critical observers who care about Mali and Africa generally must still ask serious questions. 

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