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Abderrahmane Sissako

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Mauritanian film director and film producer (born 1961)

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Abderrahmane Sissako is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 film Bamako received much attention.

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Filmography 22

Timbuktu2014 · ★ 7.0
Black Tea2024 · ★ 6.1
Bamako2007
Waiting for Happiness2002
82008
Dry Season2006
Our Father2002
Life on Earth1998
The Game1991
October1993
Rostov-Luanda1998
Stories on Human Rights2008
Le vol du Boli2020
Sabriya1997
Africa Dreaming1997
Little Men2003
Documenta X - Die Filme1997
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories2017
Tiya's Dream2008
Al Zubarah2019
Life in Al Barr2019
Mambéty For Ever2008

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Awards 9

2015César Award for Best Director
2015Lumière Award for Best Director
2015Lumière Award for Best Film
2013honorary doctor of Paris 8 University
2003Prix France Culture Cinéma
2003Stallion of Yennenga
César Award for Best Original Screenplay
Prix du meilleur film français du Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma
César Award for Best Film

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Abderrahmane Sissako is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Born 1961 · age 64
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