
Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African society bring an action against international financial institutions. The trial takes place in Bamako, in the yard of a house, among its inhabitants.
Cast

Aïssa Maïga
Melé
Tiécoura Traoré
Chaka

Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Saramba
Balla Habib Dembélé
Falaï

Djénéba Koné
La soeur de Chaka

Hamadoun Kassogué
Le journaliste

William Bourdon
Avocat partie civile
Aïssata Tall Sall
Avocat des parties civiles
Mamadou Kanouté
Avocat de la défense
Gabriel Magma Konate
La procureur
Aminata Traoré
Témoin 2

Danny Glover
Cow-boy

Elia Suleiman
Cow-boy

Abderrahmane Sissako
Cow-boy

Jean-Henri Roger
Cow-boy

Zeka Laplaine
Cow-boy
Hamèye Mahalmadane
Le président du jury
Roland Rappaport
Avocat de la défense
Mamadou Savadogo
Avocat de la défense
Crew

Abderrahmane Sissako
Director, Writer, Producer

Pauline Casalis
Editor

Nadia ben Rachid
Editor
Jacques Besse
Director of Photography
Maji-da Abdi
Executive Producer, Costume Design

Danny Glover
Executive Producer
François Sauvagnargues
Executive Producer

Joslyn Barnes
Executive Producer
Arnaud Louvet
Executive Producer

Denis Freyd
Producer
Mahamadou Kouyaté
Production Design
Batoma Kouyaté
Makeup Artist
Jean-Christophe Winding
Sound Editor

Dana Farzanehpour
Sound
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