Bamako

...grafts the trial and everyday life together in an attempt to show the big picture and the small picture at the same time.

A trial is set up in a makeshift court within the courtyard of some Malian residences against the IMF and World Bank and its alleged exploitation of Africa.

Bamako is certainly distinctive, with commanding moments...

Around the story's trial of interminable words, during which the people of the West are admonished for not listening to the problems of Africa's people, we catch glimpses of everyday life in Bamako.

...is any measure of quality, then the medium is headed towards a fruitful and diverse future.