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. But a fire devastates the young woman's wedding party and mysterious fevers seize the girls of the neighborhood. Ada is far from suspecting that Suleiman has returned...
Keywords
- Best first feature
- Cannes: En compétition
- Female Filmmakers
- Festival de Cannes
- Fien Troch’s favourite films
- Film Fest Gent
- Film Fest Gent !
- Impossible Love
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Les René du Cinéma (ex-Magritte)
- Love Story
- The Future is Female
- TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
Actors
- Diankou Sembene
- Aminata Kane
- Ibrahima Mbaye
- Mama Sané
- Amadou Mbow
- Mame Bineta Sane
- Ibrahima Traore
- Coumba Dieng
- Matar Diouf
- Abdou Balde
- Nicole Sougou
Director
- Mati Diop
Drama
1h 45min
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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. But a fire devastates the young woman's wedding party and mysterious fevers seize the girls of the neighborhood. Ada is far from suspecting that Suleiman has returned...
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. But a fire devastates the young woman's wedding party and mysterious fevers seize the girls of the neighborhood. Ada is far from suspecting that Suleiman has returned...
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Mati Diop
Cast
Diankou Sembene
Cast
Aminata Kane
Cast
Ibrahima Mbaye
Cast
Mama Sané
Cast
Amadou Mbow
Cast
Mame Bineta Sane
Cast
Ibrahima Traore
Cast
Coumba Dieng
Cast
Matar Diouf
Cast
Abdou Balde
Cast
Nicole Sougou