Banel & Adama

Synopsis

<p>In a remote village in northern Senegal. Banel and Adama love each other deeply, passionately, carried by their dreams. But can the absolute love that binds them truly withstand the weight of traditions? A bold and poetic contemporary tragedy.<br /> <br /> Director, screenplay: Ramata-Toulaye Sy (France/Senegal/Mali, 2023)</p> <p>Cast: Khady Mane (Banel), Mamadou Diallo (Adama), Binta Racine Sy (Adama's mother), Moussa Sow (Racine), Ndiabel Diallo (Coudy), Oumar Samba Dia (Abou Dia), Amadou Ndiaye (Malik)</p> <p>Genre: drama</p> <p>Awards: Bright Horizons Award at the Melbourne Film Festival (Australia, 2023); student jury prize and Pass Culture jury prize at the Biarritz Film Festival (France, 2023); selected at the Cannes Festival, first work, Caméra d'or, at the Angoulême Festival (France, 2023), at the Marrakech Film Festival (Morocco, 2023), at the FIFF (Belgium, 2023), at FESPACO (Burkina Faso, 2025), at the Göteborg Festival (Sweden, 2024)</p>