Mali Twist (
2022) | IMDb:
0
Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
Starring:
Stéphane Bak
,
Alicia Da Luz Gomes
,
Diouc Koma
,
Issaka Sawadogo
,
Bakary Diombera
,
Alassane Gueye
Gloria Mundi (
2019) | IMDb:
6.4
Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, her spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sales assistant on a trial basis. But, one night, Nicolas is assaulted by taxi drivers determined to reduce unfair competition.
Starring:
Ariane Ascaride
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Gérard Meylan
,
Anaïs Demoustier
,
Robinson Stévenin
,
Lola Naymark
Army of Crime (
2009) | IMDb:
6.7
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.
Starring:
Simon Abkarian
,
Virginie Ledoyen
,
Robinson Stévenin
,
Lola Naymark
,
Adrien Jolivet
,
Pierre Niney
Armenia (
2006) | IMDb:
6.7
This is a story about returning to ones ancestral homeland. Anna is a cardiologist who discovers her father has fled to his native Armenia after being diagnosed with a heart problem. Despite their contentious relationship, she sets out to bring her father back for this operation. Anna is a tough-minded, headstrong woman with little feeling for her fathers homeland or patience with its politics and socially intrusive culture, yet she finds this journey not only a reunion of sorts, but one of reconciliation as well.
Starring:
Ariane Ascaride
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Simon Abkarian
,
Serge Avédikian
,
Gérard Meylan
,
Chorik Grigorian
Directed by:
Robert Guédiguian
Produced by: