Timbuktu (2014 film)

Timbuktu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbderrahmane Sissako
Written by
  • Abderrahmane Sissako
  • Kessen Tall
Produced bySylvie Pialat
Étienne Comar
Remi Burah
Oliver Pere
Starring
CinematographySofian El Fani
Edited byNadia Ben Rachid
Music byAmine Bouhafa
Production
companies
Distributed byCohen Media Group
Release dates
  • 15 May 2014 (2014-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 10 December 2014 (2014-12-10) (France)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Mauritania
  • France
Languages
Box office$7.2 million[3]

Timbuktu is a 2014 Mauritanian-French drama film directed and co-written by Abderrahmane Sissako. The film centres on the brief occupation of Timbuktu, Mali by Ansar Dine, and is partially influenced by the 2012 public stoning of an unmarried couple in Aguelhok.

Shot in Oualata, Mauritania, Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the François Chalais Prize.[4][5][6] Timbuktu was chosen as Mauritania's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and went on to be nominated for the prize at the 87th Academy Awards; it was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 69th British Academy Film Awards.[7][8] Timbuktu was named Best Film at the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards, where it was nominated for ten further awards.[9] In 2017, The New York Times ranked it the 12th best film of the 21st century so far.[10]

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  2. ^ "Timbuktu". TIFF Festival '14. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Timbuktu (2015)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ Chang, Justin (24 May 2014). "CANNES: Alice Rohrwacher's 'The Wonders' Wins Grand Prix". Variety. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ ""Timbuktu", prix du Jury oecuménique et prix François-Chalais". LExpress.fr (in French). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "The Oscars 2022 News, Blogs & Articles | 94th Academy Awards". oscar.go.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ^ "2016 Film Film Not in the English Language | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ reporter (28 September 2015). "Timbuktu takes top honours at Africa Movie Academy Awards". Gauteng Film Commission. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  10. ^ "The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far". The New York Times. 9 June 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 September 2022.