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  1. Dancing the Twist in Bamako: Directed by Robert Guédiguian. With Stéphane Bak, Alice Da Luz, Saabo Balde, Bakary Diombera. In the 1960s, just after Mali gains its independence, a young socialist meets and falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage.

    • (285)
    • Drama, History, Romance
    • Robert Guédiguian
    • 2022-01-05
  2. Feb 24, 2023 · Reviews. Dancing the Twist in Bamako. 129 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2023. Marya E. Gates. February 24, 2023. 4 min read. The year is 1962. In the newly independent Republic of Mali, a civilian army—including women in matching blue dresses—train to use their new weapons as two civic leaders watch on the sidelines.

  3. Jan 12, 2023 · Directed by Robert Guédiguian. Opens Friday, February 24 at Film Forum.

    • 2 min
    • 5K
    • Film Forum
  4. Feb 22, 2023 · Robert Guédiguian’s jaunty new film places a young romance against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in the early 1960s. Share full article. Alice Da Luz, left, as Lara and Stéphane Bak as ...

  5. Mar 6, 2023 · Dancing the Twist in Bamako” by French director Robert Guédiguian is set in 1962 Bamako, Mali, and features the country’s history just after gaining independence from French colonial rule. With its post-colonial backdrop, the film’s main focus is depicting a beautiful story of two star-crossed lovers.

  6. Jul 5, 2023 · Watch trailer. Genres: Drama, Romance. Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes. Availability: Limited + Show. Mali, 1962. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal.

    • 2 min
    • 103
    • ArtMattan Productions
  7. DANCING THE TWIST IN BAMAKO is a romance fraught with the drama of political change, infused with the musical energy of that decade. Samba, a young, idealistic socialist, works toward creating a more just nation by day and dances with girlfriend Lara to the Beach Boys, Otis Redding, and the Supremes by night. The film’s sensibility is ...

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