Abderrahmane Sissako
Known for: Directing
Born: October 13, 1961
Place of birth: Kiffa, Mauritania
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2007 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film.
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Filmography
23 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
6.0
Black Tea
2024
8.0
Le vol du Boli
2020NR
Life in Al Barr
2019NR
Al Zubarah
2019
NR
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
2017
7.0
Timbuktu
2014
5.4
8
2008
2.2
Stories on Human Rights
2008
NR
Tiya's Dream
2008NR
Mambéty For Ever
2008
7.1
Bamako
2007
6.8
Dry Season
2006
9.0
Little Men
2003
6.1
Our Father
2002
6.5
Waiting for Happiness
2002
6.0
Life on Earth
19986.8
Rostov-Luanda
199810.0
Documenta X - Die Filme
1997
7.0
Sabriya
1997
8.0
Africa Dreaming
1997
8.0
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia
19945.6
October
1993
5.4
The Game
1991