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Return to Bamako
Return to Bamako
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Return to Bamako

Original Title: Retour à Bamako

2017
52m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2017

Runtime

52m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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Storyline

"The Birth of Extremist Movements in Africa"

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb…Daesh…Boko Haram.** So many extremist movements, of which Africa has become a breeding ground, have declared war against Western values and people. Beyond the misunderstandings that often paralyze us, we have to ask ourselves the real question: **how did we get here?** Filmed in Mali, *RETURN TO BAMAKO* is a deep dive into the land of Islam, seeking to understand the causes and challenges of the threat posed by the rise of radical Islamism to all societies. The Islamist wave did not come about accidentally, but instead is the result of recent history, of which Westerners are the actors, because in the vast majority of cases, it is the failure of a political and economic system, copied or imposed by the West, along with unbridled globalization, which opens a gaping hole and allows the rise of extremism.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
52m
Jan 1, 2017
Languages
Bambara
English
French
Director
Jacques Sarasin
Production
RTS
RTS
Intermezzo Films
Intermezzo Films
Production Countries
Switzerland
Mali

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Seymour Nor Tal

Himself

Issa N'Diaye

Himself

Youssouf Dire

Himself

Seymour Badian Kouyate

Himself

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