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FILM DIRECTOR

Abderrahmane Sissako

1961 - Today

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Abderrahmane Sissako (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سيساكو; born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 film Bamako received much attention. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abderrahmane Sissako has received more than 154,088 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Abderrahmane Sissako is the 1,173rd most popular film director (down from 1,098th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Mauritania and the 2nd most popular Mauritanian Film Director.

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  • 150k

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  • 44.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Abderrahmane Sissako ranks 1,173 out of 1,581. Before him are Rachid Bouchareb, John Seale, David R. Ellis, Eric Kripke, Wesley Ruggles, and Walter Murch. After him are Jason Reitman, Bahman Ghobadi, Marco Tullio Giordana, Bruno Barreto, Cédric Klapisch, and Robert Lepage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Abderrahmane Sissako ranks 282. Before him are Daniel Johnston, Toru Yoshikawa, Valentin Ivanov, Niels Arden Oplev, Jon Secada, and Malu Dreyer. After him are Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Cédric Klapisch, Piotr Ugrumov, Manuel Estiarte, Can Dündar, and Sally Yeh.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Abderrahmane Sissako ranks 10 out of 16. Before him are Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Med Hondo (1936), and Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953). After him are Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Malouma (1960), Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957), Mamoudou Athie (1988), and Adama Ba (1993).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mauritania

Among film directors born in Mauritania, Abderrahmane Sissako ranks 2. Before him are Med Hondo (1936).

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Filmography

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