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Abderrahmane Sissako

Abderrahmane Sissako

Mauritanian director


Birthday
Friday
He is born 63 years, 1 months and 10 days ago
Birthplace
Kiffa, Mauritania
Nationality: mauritanian Mauritanie
Birth sign: Libra
Chinese birth sign: Goat

Abderrahmane Sissako (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سيساكو; born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Source : Wikipedia