Directing
Abderrahmane Sissako
- Titles
- 23movies
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2024, busiest in 1997 and 2008 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 17titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Timbuktu83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary9.0average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism9.0average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism7.0average 3.3
- Politics6.2average 2.6
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Family Dynamics5.9average 4.7
- Psychological5.9average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.1, average 5.1
- Nostalgia1.4, average 3.6
- Physical Comedy0.4, average 2.5
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- African Cinema 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Political Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nadia ben RachidEditorBlack Tea, Bamako, Timbuktu, Waiting for Happiness, 8, +1 more- JJacques BesseCinematographerBamako, Waiting for Happiness, Rostov-Luanda, Life on Earth
- NNigist AntenehActor8, Tiya's Dream
- TTefera GizawActor8, Tiya's Dream
- FFekadu KebedeActor8, Tiya's Dream
Chawki BougliaActorAfrica Dreaming, Sabriya- NNabil ChahedActorAfrica Dreaming, Sabriya
Fethi AkkariActorAfrica Dreaming, Sabriya- RRim TurkiActorAfrica Dreaming, Sabriya
Kessen TallWriterBlack Tea, Timbuktu- CCharles CastellaWriterAl Zubarah, Life in Al Barr
Movies and TV shows
212020s
2 titles · average score 53
53
Black Tea (2024)
Director, Writer
Le vol du Boli (2020)
Director
2010s
3 titles · average score 83
Life in Al Barr (2019)
Screenplay, Director
Al Zubarah (2019)
Director, Screenplay
83
Timbuktu (2014)
Director, Writer
2000s
8 titles · average score 71
43
8 (2008)
Writer, Director
Stories on Human Rights (2008)
Director
Tiya's Dream (2008)
Director
79
Bamako (2007)
as Cow-boy
86
Dry Season (2006)
Producer
Little Men (2003)
Producer
69
Waiting for Happiness (2002)
Director, Writer
79
Abouna (2002)
Executive Producer
1990s
8 titles · average score 62
62
Life on Earth (1998)
as Dramane
Rostov-Luanda (1998)
Director, Writer
Africa Dreaming (1997)
Writer, Director
Documenta X - Die Filme (1997)
Director
Sabriya (1997)
Director
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia (1994)
Production Designer
October (1993)
Director, Writer
The Game (1991)
Director, Writer