Tag: Senegal

Demba

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 17, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals |

Although a bit too dry for a wide audience, Mamadou Dia’s ‘Demba’ has moments of visual grace, a great central performance, and a compelling subject at its core.

Banel & Adama

Posted by Jay Weissberg | May 20, 2023 | Cannes, Cannes 2023, Festivals |

French-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s strikingly shot, solid debut set in the Senegalese Sahel features a compelling central figure whose monomaniacal love for her husband sets nature itself against their village.