A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed.
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| Ibrahim Ahmed | ... |
Kidane
(as Ibrahim Ahmed dit Pino)
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| Abel Jafri | ... |
Abdelkerim
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| Toulou Kiki | ... |
Satima
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Layla Walet Mohamed | ... |
Toya
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| Mehdi A.G. Mohamed | ... |
Issan
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Hichem Yacoubi | ... |
Djihadiste
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| Kettly Noël | ... |
Zabou
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| Fatoumata Diawara | ... |
La chanteuse Fatou
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Adel Mahmoud Cherif | ... |
L'Imam
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Salem Dendou | ... |
Le chef djihadiste
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Mamby Kamissoko | ... |
Djihadiste
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Yoro Diakité | ... |
Djihadiste
(as Yoro Diakite)
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Cheik A.G. Emakni | ... |
Omar
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Zikra Oualet Moussa | ... |
Tina
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Weli Kleïb | ... |
Juge
(as Weli Cleib)
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Djié Sidi | ... |
Juge
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Omar Haidara | ... |
Amadou
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Damien Ndjie | ... |
Abu Jaafar
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Directed by
| Abderrahmane Sissako | ||
Written by
| Abderrahmane Sissako | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Kessen Tall | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Alejandro Arenas | ... | head of production |
| Rémi Burah | ... | co-producer |
| Etienne Comar | ... | producer |
| Sylvie Pialat | ... | producer |
| Olivier Père | ... | co-producer |
| Benoît Quainon | ... | executive producer |
| Gilles Sitbon | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Amin Bouhafa | ||
Cinematography by
| Sofian El Fani | ||
Editing by
| Nadia Ben Rachid | ||
Editorial Department
| Justine Bernal | ... | lab supervisor: M141 |
| Christophe Bousquet | ... | colorist |
| Thibault Carterot | ... | ceo: M141 |
| Patrice Goessant | ... | chief technical officer: M141 |
| Corentin Lemercier | ... | lab technician: M141 |
| Lucas Roy | ... | lab supervisor: M141 |
| Nicolas Sburlati | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Elisabeth Guthmann | ||
Production Design by
| Sebastian Birchler | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bill Mamadou Traoré | ||
Costume Design by
| Ami Sow | ||
Makeup Department
| Coumba Diagne | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Khady Niang | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Alejandro Arenas | ... | head of production |
| Toufik Ayadi | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Laziz Belkai | ... | production manager |
| Philippe Gautier | ... | production manager |
| Sekou Traoré | ... | unit production manager (as Sékou Traoré) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ousmane Ag Idrissa | ... | second assistant director |
| Sidi-Mohamed Cheiguer | ... | second assistant director (as Sidi Mohamed Cheiguer) |
| Mamadou Diallo | ... | second assistant director |
| Demba Dieye | ... | first assistant director |
| Asma Khattry | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Jean-Jacques Derneville | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Olivier Busson | ... | boom operator |
| Romain Cadilhac | ... | boom operator |
| Julien Chabbert | ... | sound mix technician |
| Thierry Delor | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Roman Dymny | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dominique Gaborieau | ... | sound recordist |
| Adrien Hortebiz | ... | assistant mixer |
| Marie Massiani | ... | foley recordist |
| Bakary Sangaré | ... | sound mixer: Timbuktu |
| Philippe Welsh | ... | production sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Stephane Bidault | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Mathieu Jussreandot | ... | visual effects artist |
| Rodrigue Lenain | ... | visual effects artist |
| Audrey Planchard | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| My Lan Nguyen Quang | ... | visual effects: M141 |
| Alexandre Ribeiro | ... | digital compositor |
| Matthias Weber | ... | visual effects producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Satigui Ba | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Mehdi Ben Bahou | ... | digital imaging technician / second assistant camera |
| Mohamed Habib Ben Salem | ... | gaffer (as Habib Ben Salem) |
| Bertrand Etienne | ... | first assistant camera |
| Amine Messadi | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Alexandre Midy | ... | drone operator |
| Nicolas Napitupulu | ... | drone operator |
| Ramzi Oukhaey | ... | third assistant camera (as Ramzy Oukhé) |
| Lamine Sarr | ... | gaffer (as Pape Sarr) |
| Demba Seck | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Alexi Sy | ... | digital imaging technician: Timbuktu, second unit |
| Nicolas Voisin | ... | second assistant camera: preparation |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mohamadou Mansor Kebé | ... | costume assistant |
| Asma Khattry | ... | costume assistant |
Music Department
| Guillaume Barraud | ... | musician: bansuri |
| Amin Bouhafa | ... | piano, clarinet, programmed by (as Amine Bouhafa) |
| Salima Bouhafa | ... | executive producer |
| The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
| Adel De Saint Denis | ... | mastered by |
| François Gauthier | ... | music mixer |
| Bachir Gharbi | ... | oud |
| Nasreddine Haddad | ... | recorded by |
| Richard Hein | ... | conductor |
| Saifeddine Helal | ... | percussion |
| Jan Holzner | ... | orchestra recording engineer / recorded by / recording engineer |
| Sahbi Karoui | ... | music consultant / music coordinator |
| Fabien Mornet | ... | guitar |
| Josef Pokulda | ... | contractor |
| Bahadir Sagbas | ... | recorded by |
| Sekou Sah | ... | recorded by |
| Ballaké Sissoko | ... | musician: kora |
| Mátyás Szandai | ... | double bass |
| Ertan Tekin | ... | duduk |
| Badgé Tounkara | ... | n'goni strings |
Script and Continuity Department
| Olivia Bruynoghe | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Alejandro Arenas | ... | production coordinator |
| Thierry Desjours | ... | financial manager: Arches Films |
| Bernard Eisenschitz | ... | translator |
| Mohamed Mahmoud | ... | military adviser |
| Brigitta Portier | ... | press: international |
| Khady Sissako | ... | caterer |
| Sara Vahabi | ... | publicity consultant |
Thanks
| Rafaele Garcia | ... | thanks |
| Elia Suleiman | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Les Films du Worso
- Dune Vision
- Arches Films
- Arte France Cinéma
- Orange Studio
- Indéfilms 2 (in association with)
- Canal+ (with participation of)
- Ciné+ (with participation of)
- ARTE (with participation of)
- Le Pacte (with participation of)
- TV5MONDE (with participation of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with participation of)
- Irina Production (in association with)
- Cinéfeel Prod (in association with)
- République Islamique de Mauritanie (support)
- Doha Film Institute (support)
Distributors
- Le Pacte (2014) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Arsenal Filmverleih (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2014) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cohen Media Group (2014) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Golem Distribución (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Respect (2015) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Uzumasa (2015) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2015) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Weird Wave (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Academy 2 (2015) (Italy)
- Axia Films (2014) (Canada)
- Cameo (2015) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Cameo (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
- Film1 Spotlight (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Midas Filmes (2015) (Portugal)
- NDMantarraya (2015) (Mexico)
- Twin Pics (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twin Pics (2015) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- good movies! (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2014) (Switzerland) (special edition)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alibi Communications (publicity)
- Embassy of France to Bamako (thanks)
- Smecky Music Studios (music recorded at)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Total Transportation Concept (freight and travel services)
Storyline
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Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter Toya (Layla Walet Mohamed), and Issan (Mehdi Ag Mohamed), their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family are being spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes abruptly. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $7,179,391 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The scene in which the cow was killed with a spear was done by sedating the cow under the supervision of a veterinarian and adding the spear digitally in post production - the animal was not harmed. See more » |
| Goofs | In the stoning scene, both man and woman are buried up to their necks. In a proper Islamic stoning (rajm), the woman should only be buried up to her waist. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Oscars (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Shooting The Statues See more » |
| Quotes |
Omar:
Satima? Satima: I'm listening. Omar: I'm Abdelkarim's driver. I have a message from him: "He can't do anything to help. It's over". See more » |