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Abderrahmane Sissako on TOUKI BOUKI

Touki bouki • 12m

In this 2013 interview, filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako (WAITING FOR HAPPINESS) shares his appreciation for Djibril Diop Mambéty’s 1973 film TOUKI BOUKI.

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