Year: 1999
Runtime: 102 mins
Language: Bambara
Director: Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Inspired by the biblical book of Genesis, the film dramatizes a bitter power struggle between two clans: Jacob leads a community of herders, while his brother Esau commands a band of hunters. Their cousin Hamur, who heads a tribe of farmers, is unwillingly drawn into the conflict.
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