The Brutality of Fundamentalism
“Timbuktu” is a film about hypocrisy, intolerance, survival under dire circumstances, and brutality. Director Abderrahmane Sissako blends these elements with the family of goat and cattle herders, local musicians, fishermen, and imams. These individuals are all suddenly forced to obey Shariah laws that prohibit music, the playing of football, sitting in front of one’s home, or being in a room with anyone of the opposite sex (other than family). There is also a strict dress code imposed.<br /><br />Initially immune to these stringent laws are Kidane, Satima and their daughter, Toya. Because they live in a tent in the desert far from the city of the film’s title, they go on with their lives harmoniously. The latest topic of family discussion involves whether Kidane will give the young man who tends his herd a cow of his own. This relatively peaceful, gentle look at day-to-day family life contrasts dramatically with the harsh laws that are instituted in the name of religion. The mission to suppress the populace with these rules is an excuse for young men, armed with machine guns, to bully the townsfolk and use violence to keep them in line. After a tragic accident, Kidane and family find themselves in direct conflict with the fundamentalists.<br /><br />Director Sissako presents a vivid portrait of the cruelty and absurdity of fundamentalist regimes. Many of the laws they set down are broken by the jihadists themselves in the name of expedience. Power is the drug that fuels these men who, in another setting, would be simple thugs. The movie is especially effective in showing how the lives of decent people can be disrupted by fascism in the guise of religion.<br /><br />The sole Blu-ray feature is an interview with the director. The film is in French, Arabic, and English, with English subtitles.
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