Characters & Themes
Genesis (1999) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 102 mins · Bambara
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- Directed by
- Cheick Oumar Sissoko
- Starring
- Balla Habib Dembélé, Fatoumata Diawara, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Sotigui Kouyaté, Salif Keita, Balla Moussa Keita
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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