Baara Explained

Director:	Souleymane Cissé
Producer:	Souleymane Cissé
Starring:	Balla Moussa Keita, Baba Niare, Bubukar Keita
Cinematography:	Étienne Carton de Grammont, Abdoulaye Sidibé
Editing:	Andrée Davanture
Music:	Lamine Konté
Runtime:	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]

Synopsis

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]}

Cast

• Ismaïla Saar
• Niare Baba
• Keita Boubacar
• Balla Moussa Keita
• Oumou Diarra

Awards and accolades

• Étalon de Yennenga (FESPACO, Ouagadougou)
• Golden Montgolfiere (Three Continents Festival, Nantes)
• Jury Prize (Locarno Festival of Film, Locarno)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baara. 2021-11-20. trigon-film.org. en.
2. Web site: Films Africultures : Baara (Le travail). 2021-11-20. Africultures. fr-FR.
3. Web site: 2019-06-03. "Baara": A Must-See Film of Patriarchal Abuse, at the New York African Film Festival. 2021-11-20. The New Yorker. en-US.
4. News: 1984-10-20. " BAARA ", de Souleymane Cissé L'Afrique d'une harmonie perdue. fr. Le Monde.fr. 2021-11-20.
5. Web site: Baara. 2021-11-20. Film at Lincoln Center. en.
6. Web site: Baara / Work African Film Festival, Inc.. 2021-11-20. en-US.
7. Web site: BAARA Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival. 2021-11-20. en-US.