Atlantics (2019)
Atlantique
Every love story is a ghost story.
Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.
- Date of release
- 2019-10-02
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (294)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Fantasy
- Director
- Mati Diop
Casting
- Mame Bineta Sane — Ada
- Amadou Mbow — Issa
- Ibrahima Traore — Souleimane
- Nicole Sougou — Dior
- Aminata Kane — Fanta
- Mariama Gassama — Mariama
- Coumba Dieng — Coumba
- Ibrahima Mbaye — Moustapha
- Diankou Sembene — Mr. Ndiaye
- Abdou Balde — Cheikh
- Babacar Sylla — Omar
- Arame Fall Faye — Ada's mother
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Atlantics is a 2019 internationally co-produced supernatural romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop, in her feature directorial debut. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Diop made history when the film premiered at Cannes, becoming the first Black woman to direct a film featured in competition at the festival.
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