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| Directed by | Souleymane Cissé |
| Written by | Souleymane Cissé |
| Produced by | Souleymane Cissé |
| Starring | Balla Moussa Keita, Baba Niare, Bubukar Keita |
| Cinematography | Étienne Carton de Grammont, Abdoulaye Sidibé |
| Edited by | Andrée Davanture |
| Music by | Lamine Konté |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Mali |
Baara (French: Le Travail), released internationally as Work, is a 1978 film directed by Souleymane Cissé.[1][2] It was the first ever feature film to be produced in Mali.[3] The film has been screened at multiple international film festivals, and it has won a number of awards.[4]
A young Malian peasant works as a baara, that is to say a baggage carrier in Bamako. He becomes acquainted with a young, progressive engineer who introduces him to a job at a factory.[5][6][7]
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