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Mali Blues

2016 · 90 min

A warm, music-filled portrait of resilient artists under threat, moving between joyful performance and quiet defiance.

Directed by: Lutz Gregor
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: Fatoumata Diawara, Ahmed Ag Kaedi, Bassékou Kouyaté

Overview: Mali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté Master Soumy and Ahmed Ag Kaedi - we embark on a musical journey to Mali's agitated heart. Can their music reconcile the country?

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Directed by: Lutz Gregor
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: Fatoumata Diawara, Ahmed Ag Kaedi, Bassékou Kouyaté

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
freedom
faith
identity
rebellion
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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