Banel & Adama 12A
This film is F-Rated
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Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young couple live in a remote village in northern Senegal and for them, nothing else in the world exists. However, their perfect everlasting love seems on a collision course with their family’s traditions as drought strikes their community.
Award-winning filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s breathtaking debut feature follows the fated lovers in their quest to carve a life for themselves beyond the expectations of others.
Shot on location with a non-professional cast in northern Senegal, this striking romantic fable explores ideas about love, gender, and climate change.
There is a special preview of Banel & Adama on Tue 12 March including an in-person Q&A with director Ramata-Toulaye Sy.
F-Rated: Written and directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy, starring Khady Mane
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- Director
- Ramata-Toulaye Sy
- Year
- 2023
- Duration
- 1 hour 27 minutes
- Language
- Pulaar with English subtitles
- Cast
- Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo
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