Dancing the Twist in Bamako
Twist à Bamako (original)
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.
Starring Stéphane Bak, Alicia Da Luz Gomes, Diouc Koma, Issaka Sawadogo, Bakary Diombera, Alassane Gueye, Ben Sultan
It's a drama and history movie, and has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Belgium.
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