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Title: Atlantics (2019)
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| Mame Bineta Sane | ... | Ada (as Mama Sane) | |
| Amadou Mbow | ... | Issa | |
| Traore | ... | Souleiman (as Ibrahima Traoré) | |
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Nicole Sougou | ... | Dior |
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Aminata Kane | ... | Fanta (as Amina Kane) |
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Coumba Dieng | ... | Coumba |
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Ibrahima Mbaye | ... | Moustapha |
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Diankou Sembene | ... | Mr. Ndiaye |
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Abdou Balde | ... | Cheikh |
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Babacar Sylla | ... | Omar |
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Arame Fall Faye | ... | Mere Ada |
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Ya Arame Mousse Sene | ... | Grand Mere Ada |
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Babacar Samba | ... | Pere Ada |
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Astou N'Diaye | ... | Mere Souleimane |
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Khouda Fall | ... | Mere Mariama |
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
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The cinematography is impressive, which confirms in my mind that Claire Mathon was the cinematographer of the year in 2019, with this, "Atlantics," and, better yet, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." She knows how to compose an image. Unfortunately, there's not much going on otherwise in this critically-overrated picture, but it does benefit from its numerous empty spaces and transitions being filled by lovely imagery. Lots of shots of the sea, along with wind-swept curtains and open windows, mirrors and neon strobe lights. And the eyes of the possessed women are admittedly haunting. The rest of it, however, is a mess, including a narrative that combines a "Ghosts" (1990) like supernatural romance of necrophilia with the problem of arranged marriage, some lackluster drama or social commentary on workers avenging their employer for not being paid and the risks of economically-displaced migration, and, most miserably, a dull detective story investigating a series of arson cases. All of its connected in the slightest and contrived of ways. The plot is best the longer things remain mysterious; once figured out, it's quite disappointing. But, like the central romance, which largely consists of boy telling girl she's beautiful, "Atlantics" is at least nice to look at.