Timbuktu (2014)
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
While jihadists impose their rule on Timbuktu, a cattle herder living in a tent in the dunes outside the city is drawn into a fatal quarrel by the Niger and brought into the city to face their court.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Kidane's tent≈ 00:05:00Desert and dunes outside TimbuktuInferred
Kidane, Satima, their daughter and the young herder Issan live peacefully in a tent among the dunes.
- 1The occupied city≈ 00:02:00Timbuktu, MaliStated on screen
In the city the occupiers ban music and football and enforce their dress code; Kidane is not yet involved.
- 2River shallows≈ 00:40:00Niger River near TimbuktuInferred
- 3Jihadist court≈ 00:55:00Timbuktu, MaliInferred
- 4Execution site≈ 01:25:00Desert and dunes outside TimbuktuInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 63 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Not shown: 35 km
- On foot: 28 km
- Motorcycle: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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