SummaryMali, 1962. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolutio... Read More
Directed By:Robert Guédiguian
Written By:Robert Guédiguian, Gilles Taurand
Dancing the Twist in Bamako
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Feb 23, 2023
70
The plot of “Dancing the Twist” is busy, the emotions big, and the screen sometimes as crowded with character and incident as a page of Dickens.
Feb 24, 2023
50
Dancing the Twist in Bamako remains a voyeuristic journey through the era, the filmmakers so enamored with the style they don’t bother with any substance.
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Production Company:
- Agat Films & Cie
- Peripheria Productions
- Karoninka
- France 3 Cinéma
- Canal+ International
- France Télévisions
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- Eurimages
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC)
- Téléfilm Canada
- Radio Canada
- La Banque Postale Image 14
- Cinémage 15
- SofiTVciné 7
- Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- BiBi Film
- Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision
- Crédit d'Impôt pour la Production Cinématographique ou Magnétoscopique Canadienne
Release Date:Feb 23, 2023
Duration:2 h 9 m
Awards
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Oslo Films from the South Festival
• 1 Nomination
