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Atlantique
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Atlantics () is a 2019 internationally co-produced supernatural romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop, in her feature directorial debut. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Diop made history when the film premiered at Cannes, becoming the first Black woman to direct a film featured in competition at the festival.
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Atlantique is a 2019 drama film directed by Mati Diop, who also wrote the screenplay. The film originates from France, Senegal, and Belgium and is presented in Wolof. It stars Mame Bineta Sané, Amadou Mbow, and Diankou Sembene. The production involves companies including Les Films du Bal, Cinekap, Frakas Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, and Canal+ International. The runtime is 106 minutes.
The film received the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. It is part of the list of Senegalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Distribution is handled by Netflix via video on demand. Critical reception includes a 95% score and a 7.9/10 rating. The budget was 1600000.
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6.7Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.
Cast
- Mame Bineta Sane as Ada
- Amadou Mbow as Issa
- Ibrahima Traore as Souleimane
- Nicole Sougou as Dior
- Aminata Kane as Fanta
- Mariama Gassama as Mariama
Themes
- loss of loved one
- emigration
- supernatural
- senegal
- construction worker
- forced marriage
- dakar
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Key facts
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- Atlantics
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- Atlantics 2019 film poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Film poster
- Film.director
- Mati Diop
- Film.music
- Fatima Al Qadiri
- Film.cinematography
- Claire Mathon
- Film.editing
- Aël Dallier Vega
- Film.runtime
- 104 minutes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 2019 Cannes Film Festival
- Author
- Mame Bineta Sané
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Original language
- Wolof
- Director
- Mati Diop
- Cast member
- Diankou Sembene
- Composer
- Fatima Al Qadiri
- Cinematographer
- Claire Mathon
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 540732
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2019-00-00
- title
- Atlantique
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.9/10
- Commons category
- Atlantique (film)
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Atlantics () is a 2019 internationally co-produced supernatural romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop, in her feature directorial debut. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Diop made history when the film premiered at Cannes, becoming the first Black woman to direct a film featured in competition at the festival.
The film is centered around a young woman, Ada, and her partner, Souleiman, struggling in the face of employment, class, migration, crime, family struggles, and ghosts. Working mostly with unknown actors, Diop focused in the film on issues such as the refugee crisis, remorse, loss, grief, class struggle, and taking responsibility (or not) for one's actions. The Atlantic Ocean is used in many ways throughout the film, including as a symbol and as an engine for change, growth, life, and death.
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