Guimba the Tyrant
The movie shows the rise and fall of a cruel and despotic village chief Guimba, and his son Jangine in a fictional village in the Sahel of Mali.
Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Director
Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Writer
Casts & Crew
Fatoumata Coulibaly
Sadio
Balla Habib Dembélé
Sambou the Bard (as Habibou Dembele)
Lamine Diallo
Janguine
Balla Moussa Keita
Mambi
Cheick Oumar Maiga
Siriman
Mouneissa Maiga
Kani
Fabola Issa Traoré
Guimba
Also Directed by Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Two women rebel against the traditions of a village society.
Directed by Cheick Oumar Sissoko.
Inspired by the book of Genesis, this film tells the power struggle between two families: a clan of herders led by Jacob and another clan of hunters fronted by his brother Esau. Caught in the crossfire is their cousin, Hamor and his tribe of farmers.
Toronto International Film Festival 2000
