Guimba the Tyrant

Set in a fictitious kingdom in pre-colonial Africa, this cautionary and satirical fable from Malian filmmaker Cheick Oumar Sissoko follows the efforts of the power-mad ruler to marry his dwarf son off to the land's most beautiful woman. The spoiled son, however, demands to wed the woman's stout mother instead, forcing Guimba to send her husband into exile. Issa Traore, Lamine Diallo star. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Bambara and Peul; Subtitles: English. In Bambara and Peul with English subtitles.