Atlantics
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.7 · 91% critics
A young woman in Dakar faces an arranged marriage to a wealthy man while grieving the disappearance of the person she truly loves, lost at sea during a risky journey. As strange events ripple through her community, she’s pulled between duty, desire, and an unsettling sense that the ocean hasn’t finished with her yet.
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Details
- Original title
- Atlantique
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-10-02
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (282 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re open to a slow-burn mix of romance, social drama, and eerie mystery that leans on mood over clear answers; Not for you if you want a straightforward plot like Timbuktu.
Pros: moody atmosphere; emotional love story; social realism touches | Cons: slow pace; genre shifts; uneven lead performance
Themes
- loss of loved one
- emigration
- supernatural
- senegal
- construction worker
- forced marriage
- dakar
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 2019
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2020 · nominated
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mame Bineta Sane
as Ada
Amadou Mbow
as Issa
Ibrahima Traore
as Souleimane
- NS
Nicole Sougou
as Dior
Aminata Kane
as Fanta
- MG
Mariama Gassama
as Mariama
- CD
Coumba Dieng
as Coumba
Ibrahima Mbaye
as Moustapha
- DS
Diankou Sembene
as Mr. Ndiaye
Abdou Balde
as Cheikh
Directed by Mati Diop