Not being a man of any religiosity at all, the effects seems to me all the more potent when a group of Jihadists arrive in this town and start to impose Sharia law. Now I don't wish to get all political here, but what we see for the next ninety minutes or so offers us some of the most appalling and disturbing scenes I've ever seen in a fact-based film. It's presented in an effective docu-drama style and follows…
Top Cast
Ibrahim Ahmed
Kidane
Toulou Kiki
Satima
Layla Walet Mohamed
Toya
Abel Jafri
Abdelkrim
Kettly Noël
Zabou
Hichem Yacoubi
Jihadist
Mehdi A.G. Mohamed
Issan
Fatoumata Diawara
Singer
Adel Mahmoud Cherif
The Imam
Salem Dendou
Jihadist leader
Mamby Kamissoko
Jihadist
Yoro Diakité
Jihadist
Cheik A.G. Emakni
Omar
Zikra Oualet Moussa
Tina
Weli Kleïb
Judge
Djié Sidi
Judge
Reviews
TMDb lists _Timbuktu_ as a French film — a legacy of TMDb’s rigid, funding-based categorisation system. But that’s a bureaucratic fiction. _Timbuktu_ was shot in Mauritania, directed by a Mauritanian (Abderrahmane Sissako), and submitted by Mauritania for the Oscars. To deny it as a Mauritanian film is to prioritise production money over cultural authorship — a quietly colonial impulse that continues to erase…
FAQ about Timbuktu
What is Timbuktu about?
Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.
When was Timbuktu released?
Timbuktu was released in 2014.
What genres does Timbuktu belong to?
Timbuktu is categorised as Drama, War.
Who stars in Timbuktu?
The cast of Timbuktu includes Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël.