Mauritania

Mauritanian film is shaped by exile and the Sahel. Med Hondo, born in Mauritania, made angry, formally inventive films about colonialism and migration in France, and Abderrahmane Sissako became one of Africa's most acclaimed directors, with a calm, poetic style that treats politics through everyday scenes.

Awards won by films from this country (number of awarded films)

Famous Directors

Abderrahmane SissakoMauritania / MaliMed HondoMauritania / France

Top films · 9 films

1. Oh, Sun 1970 · Med Hondo · IMDb 7.3
2. West Indies 1979 · Med Hondo · IMDb 7.2
3. Timbuktu 2014 · Abderrahmane Sissako · IMDb 7.1
4. Sarraounia 1986 · Med Hondo · IMDb 7.0
5. Life on Earth 1998 · Abderrahmane Sissako · IMDb 6.8
6. Bamako 2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako · IMDb 6.7
7. Waiting for Happiness 2002 · Abderrahmane Sissako · IMDb 6.6
8. Les Bicots-nègres, vos voisins 1974 · Med Hondo · IMDb 6.3
9. Soleil Ô 1967 · Med Hondo