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Completed - FRENCH, BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Documentary, Musical - 105 minutes

Log Line

The birth of Afro-Cuban music

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2019 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2020 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2020 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Richard MINIER, Edouard SALIER

Synopsis

1964. In the midst of the Cold War, ten young promising musicians from Mali are sent to Cuba to study music and strengthen cultural links between the two socialist regimes. They invent a whole new genre: Afro- Cuban Music and become the iconic group, "Las Maravillas de Mali". New Year's Eve 2000. Richard Minier, a French music producer meets a former member of the band in Bamako and decides to bring the band back together.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

FRANCE Sep 23, 2020 NEW STORY
USA Mar 26, 2021 ARTMATTAN PRODU

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Festivals and Awards

Prix Lumières 2020


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