Mali, 1960. The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city. But Lara’s husband won’t let them be and the Revolution soon brings painful disillusions as they dream of a future together.
Stéphane Bak
as Samba Touré
Alicia Da Luz Gomes
as Lara
Diouc Koma
as Namori
Issaka Sawadogo
as Lassana
Bakary Diombera
as Badian
Alassane Gueye
as Maliki
Ben Sultan
as Boubakar
Youssouf Djaoro
as Le chef du village
Ahmed Dramé
as Bakary
Saabo Balde
as Jules
