abderrahmane sissako may have know what he be do when he make bamako and but the rest of u can just sit back in mystification and confusion try to figure out what that purpose might have be . the nominal plot involve a young african singer who plan on leave her unemployed husband to find work in the city . but far more of the screen time be take up with what the publicist for the film describe a a mock trial against key financial institution deal with the overwhelming economic hardship of africa . that all well and good and i suppose and but when the argument and idea be put forth in a undramatic and pedantic a way a they be here and they lose both force and impact . put another way and if the director have find the mean to actually incorporate issue such a the injurious effect of colonialism on the african people and the problem of african debt into anything even remotely resemble a compelling storyline and the film might have achieve the intellectual and emotional resonance it now so clearly lack . the topic the movie be deal with may be relevant and important and but try to pass off what amount to two hour worth of speechify a an actual and honest to god movie be not likely to garner much of an audience for one message .