Mali Twist

Mali, 1960. 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 Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together. Mali Twist is Robert Guédiguian (Marius & Jeanette)’s ode to youth and dreams, and also to the fantastic photographs of Malick Sidibé, who chronicled and celebrated the lives and culture of the Malian capital, Bamako, in the wake of the country’s independence.

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