They Will Have to Kill Us First

Delivers a vibrant testimony of resilience under oppression.
-- Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

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They Will Have to Kill Us First

In 2012 Islamic extremists took over Northern Mali, imposing harsh sharia law and banning all music. In Mali, music is the fabric of society, its lifeblood and the most revered citizens are musicians. This story follows Mali’s musical superstars as they fight to get their country, livelihoods and freedom back.

"They want to ban music? They’ll have to kill us first." ~ Disco Walet Oumar.
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Music
Runtime
105
Language
French, Songhay, English, Bambara, Tamashek
Director
Johanna Schwartz
Cast
Songhoy Blues Khaira Arby, Moussa Sidi
FEATURED REVIEW
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice

A profile in courage but also groove, Johanna Schwartz's survey of Mali's musical life post—Shariah law stands as an invigorating rebuke to Hollywood's Whiskey Tango Foxtrots and Rock the Kasbahs: Here, the lives of everyday folks in the war-torn desert are more than just local color used to offset ...

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