No, it's about Ansar Dine, a jihadi group active in Mali, Senegal and Mauritania between 2012 and 2017. They controlled Timbuktu between April 2012 and January 2013, imposing strict sharia law on the people.
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed.
How much did Timbuktu earn at the worldwide box office?
