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Abderrahmane Sissako

Film Producer / Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter | * 10/13/1961 (62) | Kiffa (Mauritania)
Abderrahmane Sissako (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سيساكو; 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 a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 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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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborh ...

Waiting for Happiness

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2002 | 3.3/5 | 1h 31min
Drama
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La Vie Sur Terre (Life on Earth) is a 1998 Malian comedy/drama film written and directed by, and starring Abderrahmane Sissako. It is set in the village of Sokolo and depicts rural life on the eve of ...

Life on Earth

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1998 | 2.8/5 | 1h 1min
Comedy, Drama
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A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. A look a ...

Timbuktu

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2014 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Abderrahmane Sissako

Prix France Culture Cinéma César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Original Screenplay Lumières Award for Best Director French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Lumières Award for Best Film César Award for Best Film Étalon de Yennenga
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Movies with Abderrahmane Sissako as Actor(2)

1998 Rostov-Luanda
as Dramane1998 Life on Earth

Movies with Abderrahmane Sissako as Crew(21)

Directing/Director2024 Black Tea
Writing/Writer2024 Black Tea
Directing/Director2014 Timbuktu
Writing/Writer2014 Timbuktu
Directing/Director2008 Stories on Human Rights
Directing/Director2008 8
Production/Producer2006 Dry Season
Production/Producer2003 Little Men
Production/Executive Producer2002 Abouna
Directing/Director2002 Waiting for Happiness
Writing/Writer2002 Waiting for Happiness
Directing/Director1998 Rostov-Luanda
Writing/Writer1998 Rostov-Luanda
Directing/Director1998 Life on Earth
Writing/Writer1998 Life on Earth
Directing/Director1997 Africa Dreaming
Writing/Writer1997 Africa Dreaming
Directing/Director1993 October
Writing/Writer1993 October
Directing/Director1991 The Game
Writing/Writer1991 The Game

Citizenships: Mauritania, France, Mali
Born: Friday, 10/13 1961 (October) in Kiffa (Mauritania) (current age: 62 years + 194 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Arabic (AR), French (FR)
Educated at: Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Other names for Abderrahmane Sissako (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"عبد الرحمن سيساكو"
Abderrahmane Sissako frequently works together with these people:
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (5x, Crew)
Nadia ben Rachid (4x, Crew)
Joseph Gaï Ramaka (3x, Crew)
Jacques Besse (3x, Crew)
Kessen Tall (2x, Crew)
Sergei Bodrov (2x, Crew)
Amine Bouhafa (2x, Crew)
Stéphane Bidault (2x, Crew)
Nariman Turebayev (2x, Crew)
Maji-da Abdi (2x, Crew)
Olivia Bruynoghe (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:982018, Added: 11/27/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024