MALI, IN THE NAME OF SHARIA

The Islamic yoke

Synopsis

They cut the hands of thieves, veil women, and prohibit music and dance.

In northern Mali, Islamist extremists have imposed their laws. A vision of Islam that many Malians do not adhere to so they flee to the capital, Bamako, where they can still enjoy freedom.

This film follows the lives of those living on the other side of an invisible border where the Sharia law prevails.