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Timbuktu (2014)

Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako · Cinematography by Sofian El Fani

PG-1396 min46 frames

DramaWar

A song for freedom.

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Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — A beige pickup truck drives across a vast, flat desert under hazy skies. Several armed men sit in the open truck…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — Two black fabric tents are pitched on sand dunes under a clear night sky. A group of people sits inside the…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — A Sudano-Sahelian style adobe building features a prominent minaret and thick plastered mud walls. Two men in…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: medium — An open desert-like field with a hazy, bright sky occupies the frame. A young girl stands with her arm raised,…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — An arid, rocky canyon landscape features high, eroded sandstone walls and sparse desert brush. A group of men in…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: closeup — An open rural landscape with blurred tan and green vegetation in the background. A young man turns his head…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — A wide river winds through a flat, sparsely vegetated landscape under a hazy sky. A single person is wading…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — A calm, shallow body of water reflects a warm golden sky during sunset. A person stands near another individual…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: medium — A long, narrow room with thick, rough-textured mud walls and mat-covered flooring. Several men sit quietly in…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — A vast calm lake is bathed in golden light during the late afternoon. A lone man stands inside a slim wooden…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: fullbody — A narrow alleyway features textured, sun-baked earth walls on both sides. A woman stands in the center of…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with a patterned screen structure visible in the background. A man wears a dark head wrap…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: medium — An arid environment features a rustic, textured earthen wall illuminated by bright daylight. A woman wearing…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: wide — A vast expanse of rolling golden sand dunes under a pale blue sky. Three men traverse the sandy landscape with…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: medium — A dry, sun-scorched canyon floor with sheer rock faces rising in the background. A man stands in the…Timbuktu (2014) movie still: fullbody — A flat mud-brick rooftop overlooks a vast, arid desert landscape under a clear sky. A man stands at the…
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Timbuktu — official trailer

What is Timbuktu about?

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

Where can you watch Timbuktu?

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What does the cinematography of Timbuktu look like?

Sampled across 46 frames, the coverage of Timbuktu leans on wide compositions (48% of the sample) and medium shots (30%). Cinematographer Sofian El Fani keeps 78% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 74% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Timbuktu?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Timbuktu (2014) are #d1b48f, #ad906e, #cea972, #34312e, #55534c, #e8d2af — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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