Tribal masks are loaded with significance but must retain their mystery. Taking his cue from this, acclaimed director Jacques Sarasin has carved a film of great beauty, a voyage between magic and reality that explores with respect and potency the culture - and secrets - of the Bambara of Mali. At its heart is the search for a lost Chiwara (the ritual antelope sculptures that so fascinated Picasso and many French painters). Constructed as an ethnological road movie, the film progresses deeper into the African landscape and ritual - its present and its past - aided immeasurably by innovative dream sequences and the extraordinary music of Tom Diakité.

A film by Jacques SARASIN

Switzerland / France / Mali, 2015, Drama, 1hr24 minutes, French / Eng ST

starring Bakary SANGARÉ de la Comédie-Française, Mamadou KABA DIANÉ, Viviane SIDIBÉ

Genre : Drama
Length : 84 minutes
Location : Mali/France
Language : French / Eng ST

Director : Jacques Sarasin
Screenplay : Jacques SARASIN

Cast : Youssouf TATA CISSÉ, Mamadou KABA DIANÉ, Bakari SANGARÉ de la Comédie-Française