1960, ELLES Y ÉTAIENT, by Moustapha Diallo, 2022, Mali

In the presence of the ambassador of Mali, Monsieur Boubacar Diallo

Feature film

‘‘Elles y étaient’’ is a movie that is a well-deserved tribute to women who fought next to men for the sake of Mali’s access to independence. Whether they are urban rural women intellectuals or illiterate, they each played a decisive role in their struggle for freedom.They have suffered from repression, bullying, humiliation of all kinds, sometimes much more than men.