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French Film Festival: Atlantique (Atlantics)
February 18, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
FreeGrand Prix, 2019 Cannes Festival
Mati Diop, DCP, 105 min
France/Senegal/Belgium, 2019 (Wolof, French)
Milwaukee premiere.
Along the Atlantic coast, in a suburb of Dakar, Ada and Souleiman are young and in love. But they face many obstacles. Souleiman is a construction worker, exploited by his unscrupulous billionaire boss, whereas Ada has been promised by her father to another man. One morning, Ada learns that Souleiman embarked on a journey to Europe with several of his co-workers. Days later, a fire breaks out during Ada’s wedding and there are claims that Souleiman has returned.
Co-sponsored by the Alliance française de Milwaukee and the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies.