Staged in the courtyard of a mud-walled house in Bamako, Abderrahmane Sissako's docudrama sets a couple's private breakup against a public mock trial in which Malian citizens, including activist Aminata Traore, charge the IMF and World Bank with crimes against humanity.
Fun fact: The trial scenes were shot with real Malian lawyers and residents playing witnesses, blurring the line between staged courtroom drama and genuine testimony.