Félicité (2017 film)

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Félicité
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Film poster
Directed by Alain Gomis
Produced by Arnaud Dommerc
Written by Alain Gomis
Olivier Loustau
Delphine Zingg
Starring Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu
Music by Kasai Allstars and Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste
Cinematography Céline Bozon
Edited by Fabrice Rouaud
Distributed by Jour2Fête (France)
Strand Releasing (United States)
Release dates
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  • 11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) (Berlin)
Running time
 123 minutes
Country France
Senegal
Language Lingala
French
Box office $259,098[1][2]

Félicité is a 2017 Senegalese drama film set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and directed by Alain Gomis.[3] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] At Berlin, the film won the Jury Grand Prix award.[5] At the 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards, it won six awards which is the highest for a film in the history of the award ceremony, including categories for best film, best actress, best supporting actor, best editing, best soundtrack and best film in an African language.[6][7][8]

It was selected as the Senegalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[9] making the December shortlist.[10] It was the first time Senegal had sent a film for consideration for the Best Foreign Language film.[11]

Plot

The film tells the story of how a bar entertainer struggles to get funds after her child is hospitalized.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 36 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10.[12] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score, the film holds a score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "rough and heartfelt".[14]

See also

References

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External links

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