Baara | |
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Directed by | Souleymane Cissé |
Written by | Souleymane Cissé |
Produced by | Souleymane Cissé |
Starring | Balla Moussa Keita, Baba Niare, Bubukar Keita |
Cinematography | Étienne Carton de Grammont, Abdoulaye Sidibé |
Edited by | Andrée Davanture |
Music by | Lamine Konté |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Mali |
Baara ( French: Le Travail), released internationally as Work, is a 1978 film directed by Souleymane Cissé. [1] [2] It was the first ever feature film to be produced in Mali. [3] The film has been screened at multiple international film festivals, and it has won a number of awards. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7]