Mali Twist (2022)
Mali Twist
”A young socialist falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage in post-independence Mali.”
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In the 1960s, just after Mali gains its independence, a young socialist meets and falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage.
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