Timbuktu

2014 film by Abderrahmane Sissako
Movie film Q16653473
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Timbuktu

Summary

Timbuktu is a film[1]. Timbuktu ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Timbuktu received the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[3].
  • Timbuktu received the François Chalais Prize[4].
  • Timbuktu received the Grand Prix[5].
  • Timbuktu received the Lumière Award for Best Film[6].
  • Timbuktu received the César Award for Best Film[7].
  • Timbuktu received the Lumière Award for Best Director[8].
  • Timbuktu's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Timbuktu's director is recorded as Abderrahmane Sissako[10].
  • Timbuktu's screenwriter is recorded as Abderrahmane Sissako[11].
  • Timbuktu's screenwriter is recorded as Kessen Tall[12].
  • Timbuktu's composer is recorded as Amine Bouhafa[13].
  • Timbuktu's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • Timbuktu's cast member is recorded as Abel Jafri[15].
  • Timbuktu's cast member is recorded as Hichem Yacoubi[16].
  • Timbuktu's cast member is recorded as Toulou Kiki[17].
  • Timbuktu's cast member is recorded as Fatoumata Diawara[18].
  • Timbuktu's cast member is recorded as Ibrahim Ahmed dit Pino[19].
  • Timbuktu's producer is recorded as Sylvie Pialat[20].
  • Timbuktu's producer is recorded as Étienne Comar[21].
  • Timbuktu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018089032[22].
  • Timbuktu's production company is recorded as Arte France Cinéma[23].
  • Timbuktu's production company is recorded as Canal+[24].
  • Timbuktu's production company is recorded as Ciné+[25].
  • Timbuktu's production company is recorded as National Centre of Cinematography and Animated Pictures[26].
  • Timbuktu's production company is recorded as TV5 Monde[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sylvie Pialat[20] and Étienne Comar[21]. Timbuktu's director is recorded as Abderrahmane Sissako[10]. Screenwriters include Abderrahmane Sissako[11] and Kessen Tall[12]. Cast members include Abel Jafri[15], Hichem Yacoubi[16], Toulou Kiki[17], Fatoumata Diawara[18], and Ibrahim Ahmed dit Pino[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +2014-12-11T00:00:00Z[28] and +2015-02-12T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include French[30], Tuareg[31], Bambara[32], Arabic[33], English[34], and Songhay[35]. Timbuktu's genre is recorded as drama film[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Arab Spring[36] and Insurgency in the Maghreb[37].

Reception

Awards received include Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[3], a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury[38], in France[39], founded in 1974[40]; François Chalais Prize[4], a film award[41], in France[42], founded in 1997[43]; Grand Prix[5], an award[44]; Lumière Award for Best Film[6], an award for best film[45], in France[46], founded in 1996[47]; César Award for Best Film[7], a César Award[48], in France[49], founded in 1976[50]; and Lumière Award for Best Director[8], an award for best direction[51], in France[52], founded in 1996[53]. Reviews include 98%[54], 8.8/10[55], 92/100[56], and 7.1/10[57].

Why It Matters

Timbuktu ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2] Timbuktu has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Timbuktu is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did Timbuktu receive?

Honors received include Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[3], François Chalais Prize[4], Grand Prix[5], and Lumière Award for Best Film[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [15] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [17] . Metacritic. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [54] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [55] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [56] . wikidata.org.
  35. [57] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  36. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [29] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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