On first glance at the plot synopsis for "Timbuktu", one might expect a film that’s staunchly anti-religion. In the hands of Abderrahmane Sissako however, this depiction of the jihadist occupation of Timbuktu is given the compelling nuance you’d expect from an established filmmaker. In this bracing drama, the problem lies not within religion itself but the totalitarian power that it can afford.
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