Twist à Bamako (Dancing the Twist in Bamako)

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Twist à Bamako

Anacostia Park Field 7
Washington , US 20019
June 22, 2023 | 9pm
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Thursday June 22 | Anacostia Park Field 7

DANCING THE TWIST IN BAMAKO 

Directed by Robert Guédiguian, 2023, 2h09, France

With Stéphane Bak, Samba Touré

Synopsis: Mali, 1962. 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 challenges as they dream of a future together.

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