71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Atlantique / Atlantics

Mati Diop
France - Senegal - Belgium      107 m.
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Along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleimane, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleimane and his co-workers disappear at sea. Soon after, they come back to haunt their old neighbourhood by taking possession of the girlfriends they left behind. Some of the workers have come claiming revenge and threaten to burn the tower down if the developer does not pay their wages. But Souleiman has come back for Ada, so they can be together one last time.

Director
Mati Diop
Screenplay
Mati Diop, Olivier Demangel
Production
Les Films du Bal (France)
Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin
Sales
MK2 Films (France)
Distribution
Netflix (United Kingdom)
Photography
Claire Mathon
Edition
Ael Dallier Vega
Music
Fatima Al Qadiri
Cast
Ibrahima Mbaye, Abdou Balde, Aminata Kane, Amadou Mbow, Mame Bineta Sane
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
107 m.
Country
France - Senegal - Belgium
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