Farewell Amor (2020)

Reunited after 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and daughter. Now strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help them overcome the distance between them.

Director:

Ekwa Msangi

Writer:

Ekwa Msangi

Stars:

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson

8 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine	...	Walter
Zainab Jah	...	Esther
Jayme Lawson	...	Sylvia
Joie Lee	...	Nzingha
Nana Mensah	...	Linda
Marcus Scribner	...	DJ
Brandon Lamar	...	Tall Handsome
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Felipe Almonte	...	Loving Boyfriend
Darlene Arrington	...	Dirty Dozen
Gregory Barker	...	Church Goer
Jessie Barnes Jr.	...	Bouncer
Joy Batra	...	Bartender
Tremaine Brown Jr.	...	Mr. Ultra Smooth
Francisco Burgos	...	Royce
Shirley Capaldo	...	Bartender

Storyline

Reunited after 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and daughter. Now strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help them overcome the distance between them.

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Plot Keywords:

love | husband wife relationship | father daughter relationship | black american | african american | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Quotes

Esther: We don't even know each other anymore, or ourselves!
Walter: When we met, we didn't know if we'd live to see the next day. We didn't know who was a comrade, who was an informant, who was there for the ride. Words meant nothing. So, we danced. When I moved, you followed. When you hesitated, I slowed down, because we could feel each other.

User Reviews

Beautiful, heartfelt, feel-good film with a fair dose of realism

This film is really well made. The interactions feel real. The acting is incredible. The story is unique compared to other low-key struggling-to-survive-in-the-big-city films-and it's really a lot more about the difficult sacrifices the characters had to make prior to the start of the film. It pulls you in quickly and keeps you entertained.

I'm not much of a reviewer, but I encourage anyone reading this to watch this film. It's definitely one of my cinematic highlights of 2020.

I'm not sure how representative it is of new immigrant refugee families in the USA-it's perhaps a bit too optimistic in its message-but in these dark times, sometimes that's what the audience wants.

Details

Official Sites:

Tribeca Film Institute Description

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Farewell Amor

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,168, 13 December 2020

Gross USA:

$4,689

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,689

Company Credits

Production Co:

Park Pictures, Department of Motion Pictures, Good Gravy Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 118 min (MUBI)

Color:

Color