Review of Dry Season (2006) by Mike M — 12 Nov 2013

Perhaps too sombre to generate the fizzy energy of what remains the year's stand-out film from the continent, Abderrahmane Sissako's "Bamako", "Daratt" nonetheless forms another solid, narratively confident entry in the new wave of African filmmaking.

Several taut stand-offs - truly, the baking of bread has never been so fraught - keep the film ticking over to a clever, worth-the-wait ending.