Banel & Adama
Drama
DirectorRamata-Toulaye Sy
ProducerÉric Névé, Maud Leclair, Andrey Samoute Diarra, Margaux Juvénal, Souleymane Kébé, Oumar Sy
ScreenwriterRamata-Toulaye Sy
DistributorKino Lorber
Release DateJun 7, 2024, Limited
LanguageFrench (France)
Runtime1h 27m
Introduction
Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama soon accept the role of chief. The two lovers have other plans... until something in the air changes. The rains do not come; the cattle begin to die; the men leave. A rare debut feature that premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and Senegal's official submission to the Academy Awards®, Ramata-Toulaye Sy's Banel & Adama is a lush and lyrical fable that soars to the heights of longing and descends deep into the realm of myth, sending its protagonists' idyllic love on a collision course with their community's customs. Because in this world, there is no room for passion, let alone chaos.
Critics Reviews
Manohla Dargis4.9
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Glenn Kenny3.8
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