Author: Hans-Jörg Rother

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A woman in a chador faces three jihadis (scene from Abderrahmane Sissako's film "Timbuktu")

Abderrahmane Sissako's film "Timbuktu"

In the beginning there was violence

Abderrahmane Sissako's film "Timbuktu" portrays the nightmarish horror of Islamist rampages and at the same time invokes gentleness as a source of resistance. The compelling story is captured in masterful imagery by the cameraman Sofiane El Fani. By Hans-Jörg RotherMore

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