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Guimba the Tyrant

Guimba, un tyran une époque

1995

In a mythical Sahelian village, a cruel and grasping chief and his monstrous son rule by fear and caprice, until their excesses finally provoke a reckoning. A vivid, folktale-flavored Malian satire.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Mali

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