Review of Timbuktu (2014) by Peter Keough for Boston Globe — 19 Feb 2015
The Mauritanian-born Abderrahmane Sissako, one of the great filmmakers of sub-Saharan Africa, does not need to resort to propaganda in Timbuktu to denounce fanaticism. He has poetry. With subtlety, irony, and even humor, he gradually prepares the viewer for the horror to come.
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This review of Timbuktu (2014) was written by Peter Keough and published by Boston Globe on 19 Feb 2015.
Timbuktu has generally received very positive reviews.
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