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A Dance for Heroes

1989 · 107 min

A sober, socially engaged drama that confronts tradition with quiet fury, leaving a heavy but necessary impression.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Two women rebel against the traditions of a village society.
How it feels
Earnest, tense, bleak and uplifting. Measured and demanding.
About
Gender, rebellion, trauma, freedom
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Written by
Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Starring
Oumar Namory Keita, Saluri Koteswara Rao, Bala Moussa, Diarrah Sanogo, Sadou Toure
Runtime
107 min
Country
Mali, Germany
Languages
Bambara, French

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