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Summary Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young married couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama soon accept the role of chief. The two lovers have their own plans… until something in the air changes. The r...

Directed By: Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Written By: Ramata-Toulaye Sy

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  • Cherry Pickers Filmdistributie
  • 1 h 27 m
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  • 1 h 27 m

Banel & Adama

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 58 User Ratings
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Summary Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young married couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama soon accept the role of chief. The two lovers have their own plans… until something in the air changes. The r...

Directed By: Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Written By: Ramata-Toulaye Sy

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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83
May 21, 2023
Banel & Adama is a striking debut that puts Sy on the map as a purveyor of deceptively gorgeous visions that show flimsy desires at the mercy of the social, and literal, weather.
By Sophie Monks Kaufman FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 18, 2024
From sombre Islamic prayers to café-touba-fuelled socialising, Banel & Adama is stitched beautifully together from the fabric of rural Senegalese traditions.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 58 User Ratings
9.6
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98% Positive
57 Ratings
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Shijibodi
Jun 15, 2024
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Bodimurun
Jun 15, 2024
That movie is 10 / 10 me . I like this movie . This movie is very interesting
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75
Jun 9, 2024
The directorial debut of French-Senegalese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy, this is one of those pictures to which the phrase “every frame a painting” might apply.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 12, 2024
While beautiful, the impression left by Banel & Adama is confusing.
By Fatima Sheriff FULL REVIEW
70
May 21, 2023
Sy’s film is a curious little fable, not quite fully formed in its final stages, and occasionally so sedate and opaque, under Bachar Mar-Khalifé’s melodic, piano-forward score, that it feels like it is drowsing. But it’s a striking debut nonetheless, especially as it revolves, with graceful poetry around the inner experiences of such a curious, unknowable woman.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
70
May 21, 2023
With Banel & Adama, Ramata-Toulaye Sy has conjured a stunning world in need of a sharper story.
By Lovia Gyarkye FULL REVIEW
60
May 21, 2023
While it is flawed, this film finds an assured place in the quietist tradition of African cinema with beautiful images and strong moments, and with relevant things to say about community, a woman’s place and the climate crisis.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
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10
Saraa2004
Jun 14, 2024
Banel & Adama is a striking debut that puts Sy on the map as a purveyor of deceptively gorgeous visions that show flimsy desires at the mercy of the social, and literal, weather.
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Mj_Bayrsaihan
Jun 10, 2024
Banel & Adama бол Сы-г нийгмийн болон бодит цаг агаарт үл тоомсорлож, бүдүүлэг хүсэл тэмүүллийг харуулсан хуурмаг гоёмсог алсын хараагаар газрын зураг дээр байрлуулсан гайхалтай дебют юм.
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10
Ganbat
Jun 9, 2024
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7
mwowta
Jun 14, 2024
After watching the trailer of the movie, I thought that it is a movie that shows the simple life events and love relationships of the citizens of Senegal, a country that people don't know much about. I thought that people will learn something they don't know from this movie.
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Production Company La Chauve Souris, Take Shelter, Astou Films, Astou Productions, DS Productions, Canal+ International, Arte France Cinéma, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Fonds Jeune Création Francophone (FJCF), Fonds Images de la Francophonie, Fonds de Promotion de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle du Sénégal (FOPICA), Doha Film Institute, ARTE, TV5MONDE, Ciné+, Cinémage 17, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Release Date Jun 7, 2024
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Awards

Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Melbourne International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
RiverRun International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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