Year: 2019
Country: France, Senegal, Belgium
Director: Mati Diop
Cast: Abdou Balde, Aminata Kane, Ibrahima Mbaye, Amadou Mbow, Mame Bineta Sane, Diankou Sembene, Nicole Sougou, Babacar Sylla, Traore
Genre: drama
Runtime: 104 min.
Age: 16+
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Awards & Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prize of the Jury
London Film Festival – Sutherland Award (First Feature Competition)
Hamptons International Film Festival – Golden Starfish Award - Honorable Mention
Stockholm Film Festival – participation
Ghent International Film Festival – participation
San Sebastián International Film Festival – participation
Mumbai Film Festival – participation
Pingyao International Film Festival – participation