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Timbuktu
Timbuktu

Timbuktu

A song for freedom.

Genres

DramaWar

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Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1076075

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

10 December 2014

Country

France

Cast

Ibrahim Ahmed

Ibrahim Ahmed

Kidane

Toulou Kiki

Toulou Kiki

Satima

Layla Walet Mohamed

Layla Walet Mohamed

Toya

Abel Jafri

Abel Jafri

Abdelkrim

Kettly Noël

Kettly Noël

Zabou

Hichem Yacoubi

Hichem Yacoubi

Jihadist

Mehdi A.G. Mohamed

Mehdi A.G. Mohamed

Issan

Fatoumata Diawara

Fatoumata Diawara

Singer

Adel Mahmoud Cherif

Adel Mahmoud Cherif

The Imam

Salem Dendou

Salem Dendou

Jihadist leader

Mamby Kamissoko

Mamby Kamissoko

Jihadist

Yoro Diakité

Yoro Diakité

Jihadist

Cheik A.G. Emakni

Cheik A.G. Emakni

Omar

Zikra Oualet Moussa

Zikra Oualet Moussa

Tina

Weli Kleïb

Weli Kleïb

Judge

Djié Sidi

Djié Sidi

Judge

Omar Haidara

Omar Haidara

Amadou

Damien Ndjie

Damien Ndjie

Abu Jaafar

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