Timbuktu DVD Abderrahmane Sissako / French Subtitles

\""Timbuktu\"" is a powerful and critically acclaimed 2014 Mauritanian-French drama film.\n--\nDirector: Abderrahmane Sissako\n--\nStars: Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Abel Jafri, Fatoumata Diawara\n--\nRelease Year: 2014\n--\nGenre: Drama\nSummary:\nSet during the 2012 occupation of Timbuktu, Mali, by jihadist fundamentalists (specifically, Ansar Dine, an Islamist militant group), the film portrays the daily lives of the inhabitants as they suffer under the strict Sharia law imposed by the invaders.\nThe story revolves around Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed), a cattle herder who lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, daughter Toya, and shepherd Issan. Their tranquil life is shattered when Kidane accidentally kills a fisherman who had slaughtered his prized cow. This act forces Kidane to face the brutal and unforgiving justice system of the jihadists.\nInterspersed with Kidane's personal tragedy, the film presents vignettes of the oppression faced by the people of Timbuktu:\n--\nWomen.