Bamako
by Abderrahmane Sissako

The movie takes place during a trial in Bamako, the capital of Mali, amid the daily life that is going on in the city. In the midst of that trial, two sides argue whether the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), or perhaps corruption, are guilty of the current financial state of many poverty-stricken African countries. Bamako was the recipient of the first Council of Europe Film Award (FACE) given at the Istanbul International Film Festival in April, 2007.