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Baara (1978 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Baara' (international title: 'Work') is a 1978 film directed by Souleymane Ciss. It was the first ever feature film to be produced in Mali. The film has been screened at multiple international film festivals, and it has won a number of awards.
Synopsis
A young Malian peasant works as a baara, that is to say a baggage carrier in Bamako. He becomes acquainted with a young, progressive engineer who introduces him to a job at a factory.
Cast
* Ismala Saar
* Niare Baba
* Keita Boubacar
* Balla Moussa Keita
* Oumou Diarra
Awards and accolades
* talon de Yennenga (FESPACO, Ouagadougou)
* Golden Montgolfiere (Three Continents Festival, Nantes)
* Jury Prize (Locarno Festival of Film, Locarno)
References
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