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Completed - WOLOF, FRENCH - Drama - 105 minutes

Log Line

Following her award winning films ONE THOUSAND SUNS and SNOW CANON, Mati Diop continues to harness fantasy and social relevancy in this haunting tale of love.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2019 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Mati DIOP
Writer(s) : Mati DIOP, Olivier DEMANGEL
Cast : Mama SANÉ, Amadou MBOW, Ibrahima TRAORÉ

Producer(s) : Judith lou LEVY (LES FILMS DU BAL), Eve ROBIN (LES FILMS DU BAL), Oumar SALL (Cinekap), Jean-yves ROUBIN (FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS), Cassandre WARNAUTS (FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS), Marjorie VELLA (TV5MONDE)

Synopsis

Along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker.
But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future. Several days later, a fire ruins Ada’s wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE, SENEGAL, BELGIUM

BELGIUM Dec 04, 2019 CINÉART BELGIUM
FRANCE Oct 02, 2019 AD VITAM
NETHERLAND Feb 13, 2020 CINÉART NETHERL


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Festivals and Awards

Prix Lumières 2019
Festival de Cannes 2019 - Competition (Grand Prix)
Toronto - TIFF 2019 Contemporary World Cinema
Rotterdam IFF 2020 Voices


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