Félicité (2017)
- Directed by
- Alain Gomis
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Lebanon, Senegal, Germany, France
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A single mother in Kinshasa works as a bar singer to support her son. When the boy has a motorcycle accident and needs an operation, she desperately tries to find the money for his surgery.
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What happens
Félicité is a 2017 Senegalese drama film set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and directed by Alain Gomis. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, the film won the Jury Grand Prix award. 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. It was selected as the Senegalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. It was the first time Senegal had sent a film for consideration for the Best Foreign Language film. It also won the 2017 Film Award of the Council of Europe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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