Atlantiques (2009)

Directed by

Mati Diop

Genre

documentary, drama

Country

France

Runtime

16 min

Rated

AP

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young women in Dakar experience demonic possession linked to their boyfriends who drowned while trying to reach Europe. The film shows this supernatural entanglement through a quiet, observational lens.

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What happens

Atlantiques is a 2009 Franco-Senegalese film directed by Mati Diop and co-produced by Corinne Castel and Frederic Papon. The film starring Alpha Diop, Cheikh M'Baye, Ouli Seck and Serigne Seck. The film deals with the demonic possession of a group of young women by their boyfriends who have drowned in an attempt to reach Europe. The film has been shot in Dakar, Senegal. The film made its premier on 1 April 2011 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics. At the Cinéma du Réel 2010, the film won the Louis Marcorelles Award - Mention. Then in the same year, the film won the Tiger Award for Short Film at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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