A mock trial is going on in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Some judges and lawyers are debating if the World Bank and the IMF are guilty of crimes against the people of Africa by disregarding their dignity as humans and willfully suppressing them through debt.
The daily life of the citizens there goes on, some are called as witnesses, others just pass through (like the adorable little boy wearing squeaky shoes and the "Heppiness U" shirt). We see a few other story lines criss-cross: sickness, trade, corruption, crime and a movie within the movie so keeping track of who is who and what is going on can be a little confusing, but the point is well taken and the movie has a musical fluidity to it which, while somewhat slow, was engaging.
A man from Jubilee USA came and spoke at the beginning of the film about a 30 day fast and a paper plate-based letter campaign to congress to end the strangulation of impoverished nations through debt relief.
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