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Atlantics ( French: Atlantique) is a 2019 internationally co-produced supernatural [3] romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop, in her feature directorial debut. [4] . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
A young windsurfer from a small Moroccan coastal village undertakes a perilous solo voyage across the ocean to Europe, in this transcendently beautiful high-...
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- 209K
- TIFF Originals
Nov 15, 2019 · Set in Dakar, Senegal, the film follows Ada, a young woman who is torn between her lover Souleiman, who left for Spain, and her arranged marriage to Omar. As mysterious events unfold, Ada faces the challenges of love, identity, and exploitation in a city by the sea.
Nov 29, 2019 · A young woman in love with a construction worker who leaves for a better life by sea faces a mysterious curse in Dakar. Atlantics is the first film by Mati Diop, a black woman director, to compete at Cannes.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Mati Diop
- 2019-11-29
Nov 14, 2019 · “Atlantics,” which won the Grand Prix (effectively second prize) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, avoids those traps by asserting its integrity as a piece of entertainment.
- Mati Diop
Dec 10, 2019 · Review. Mati Diop's Atlantics Is the Year's Best Ghost Story. Now streaming on Netflix, the Senegalese submission for the best international feature film Oscar is a nimbly mysterious debut. By...
Nov 14, 2019 · In Atlantics, the Cannes Grand Prix–winning film by the French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, the water is both a threat and a source of comfort. With soft camerawork and pointed...
