Abderrahmane Sissako's film was inspired by the seizure of the Malian city by Islamist fighters in 2012. It has won international accolades with its lyrical beauty and critique of religious extremism.

Abderrahmane Sissako confirms himself as one of the true humanists of recent cinema with this stunningly shot and deeply empathetic drama.

But Timbuktu was never intended to be seen in a vacuum. Abderrahmane Sissako's sad, handsome film is a response, a supplement, and a protest to the horrors that flash by on the news. For many in ...

Timbuktu is one of the most praised of the first films shown at this year's Cannes Film Festival - it offers a warning about extremism but is also a touching personal drama.

Film Review: ‘Timbuktu’ Abderrahmane Sissako confirms his status as one of the true humanists of recent cinema with this stunningly shot and deeply empathetic drama.

An Islamic extremist can't summon the necessary fervor while making a video hailing the jihadi cause in a scene from "Timbuktu," an Oscar nominee for best foreign language film that is based on ...

US movie audiences have usually met jihadists through the lenses of American sniper rifles, or lying prone in front of CIA interrogators. "Timbuktu" is hardly the only movie that's portrayed them ...

In the movie, the cattle herder Kidane (center, played by Ibrahim Ahmed) and his family live in a tent in the mountains near Timbuktu.

Cannes: ‘Timbuktu’ Director Abderrahmane Sissako Breaks Down at Press Conference The director began to weep while discussing his competition film's depiction of the brutal Islamic law that has ...

This unforgettable tragi-comedy shows a cross-section of ordinary Mali people trying to live normally while being harassed by swaggering jihadists toting Kalashnikov rifles. An accidental killing f… ...