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Atlantics (Atlantique) (2019)

Drama

Director: Mati Diop
Writers: Mati Diop, Olivier Demangel
Starring: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore, Nicole Sougou


In Dakar, a group of construction workers abandon their work on a sky-scraper in response to months of withheld wages. The group then seeks better opportunities as they take to the sea. At the heart of the narrative are lovers Suleiman and Ada who must contend with Ada's betrothal to another man.

 

Plot summary from IMDb: In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.


Awards: 11 wins & 36 nominations.
Runtime: 106 min
TV-14

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