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Guimba : un tyran, une époque /

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An epic set in the legendary past of Mali (West Africa) to provide a biting allegory of present-day African politics. Through the story of the downfall of Guimba the tyrant, the filmmaker foretells a similar fate for the many dictators who still pillage the continent. He frames his film with the app...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kora Films (Firm), Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Sissoko, Cheick Oumar, Ouédraogo, Idrissa, Traoré, Issa Baba, Keita, Balla Moussa
Format: Video VHS
Language:Bambara
Fula
Language Notes:In Bambara and Peul with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [1999]
Edition:Letterboxed.
Subjects:
Dictators > Africa, West > Drama.
Griots > Africa, West > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, African.
Feature films.
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Summary:An epic set in the legendary past of Mali (West Africa) to provide a biting allegory of present-day African politics. Through the story of the downfall of Guimba the tyrant, the filmmaker foretells a similar fate for the many dictators who still pillage the continent. He frames his film with the appearance of a griot, a traditional African storyteller who passes down the "wisdom of the ancestors", looking to the values and legends of the African past for inspiration and guidance in reconstructing well-governed, self-sufficient nations.
Item Description:"En coproduction avec La Centre National de Production Cinematographique du Mali. La Direccion de la Production Cinematographique du Berkino-Faso, La WDR Cologne."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.
A foreign film (Mali).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (94 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Production Credits:Photography, Lionel Cousin ; editors, Kahena Attia, Joëlle Dufour ; music, Pierre Sauvageot, Michel Risse.