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Timbuktu

2014 film by Abderrahmane Sissako
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Summary

Timbuktu is a film[1]. Timbuktu ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[3], François Chalais Prize[4], Grand Prix[5], Lumière Award for Best Film[6], César Award for Best Film[7], Lumière Award for Best Director[8]
  • Director: Abderrahmane Sissako[9]
  • Screenwriter: Abderrahmane Sissako[10], Kessen Tall[11]
  • Composer: Amine Bouhafa[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13]
  • Cast member: Abel Jafri[14], Hichem Yacoubi[15], Toulou Kiki[16], Fatoumata Diawara[17], Ibrahim Ahmed dit Pino[18]
  • Producer: Sylvie Pialat[19], Étienne Comar[20]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[21]
  • Production company: Arte France Cinéma[22], Canal+[23], Ciné+[24], National Centre of Cinematography and Animated Pictures[25], TV5 Monde[26]
  • Director of photography: Sofian El Fani[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[28], Tuareg[29], Bambara[30], Arabic[31], English[32], Songhay[33]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[34], DVD[35], video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 98%[37], 8.8/10[38], 92/100[39], 7.1/10[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: France[42], Mauritania[43]
  • Publication date: December 11, 2014[44], February 12, 2015[45], May 15, 2014[46]
  • Distributed by: Vertigo Média[47]
  • Narrative location: Timbuktu[48]
  • Filming location: Mauritania[49], Oualata[50]
  • Main subject: Arab Spring[51], Insurgency in the Maghreb[52]
  • Film editor: Nadia Ben Rachid[53]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[54], IFFR audience award[55], International Submission to the Academy Awards[56]
  • Title: تمبكتو[57]
  • Different from: Timbuktu![58]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[59]

Why It Matters

Timbuktu has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Timbuktu is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Timbuktu receive?

Honors received include Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes[3], François Chalais Prize[4], Grand Prix[5], and Lumière Award for Best Film[6].

Related Entities

Abderrahmane Sissako DVD Fatoumata Diawara film France Mauritania Timbuktu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . iffr.com. Retrieved . iffr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'dag', 'de', 'dga', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa'
    Ampas collections film id → W117660
    Sitelink count → 33
    Publication date → +2014-12-11T00:00:00Z, +2015-02-12T00:00:00Z, +2014-05-15T00:00:00Z
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  2. 5w ago · Nk · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تمبكتو'}
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
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  6. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2014-12-11T00:00:00Z, +2015-02-12T00:00:00Z, +2014-05-15T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Abderrahmane Sissako, Kessen Tall
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