We’re proud to present Félicité, Senegal’s first-ever entry to be submitted for the foreign film Oscar nomination.
Félicité is a proud, free-willed woman working as a singer in a bar in the Congo’s capital Kinshasa. Her life is thrown into turmoil when her 14-year-old son gets into a terrible car accident. To raise the money to save him, she sets out on a breakneck race through the streets of electric Kinshasa – a world of music and dreams.
Critic Quotes:
“A graceful and deeply sympathetic piece of work.” – Cine Vue
“Mr. Gomis’s cinematic style is spectacularly multifaceted.” – The New York Times
“Gomis’s handheld cameras work to keep up with the actors, who seem to move with rare freedom, but he also stages some exquisite and complex flourishes …” – Village Voice
Runtime: 129 minutes
Rating: UR
Director: Alain Gomis
Country: France / Belgium / Senegal / Germany / Lebanon
Language: Lingala, French w/ English subtitles
Showtimes:
Friday, January 19: 10:30AM, 3:30, 8:30
Saturday, January 20: 11:00AM, 4:00
Sunday, January 21: 10:30AM, 3:30, 8:30
Monday, January 22: 1:00, 6:00
Tuesday, January 23: 1:00, 6:00
Wednesday, January 24: 11:00AM, 4:00
Thursday, January 25: 10:30AM, 3:30, 8:30
