Timbuktu

Timbuktu (12)
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako.
France/Mauritania, 2014,
96 minutes.

Life in the Malian capital Timbuktu becomes one of quiet opposition following a Jihadi invasion. This award-winning film offers a powerful and convincing portrait of a people trying to maintain their humanity, their music and their joy for life under those circumstances.

Timbuktu also gets under the skin of the invaders, making us think about what drives them.