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Faat Kiné

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Faat Kiné reviews
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5.5 User Score:

Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama

Written by: Ousmane Sembene

Directed by: Ousmane Sembene

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 30, 2001

Running Time: 90 minutes, Color

Origin: Senegal

Language(s): French / Wolof (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Mariama Balde, Ndiagne Dia, Mame Ndoumbé, Venus Seye, Awa Sene Sarr, and Tabata Ndiaye

Set in Dakar, Senegal, the film features a forty-year-old woman who refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.

What The Critics Said

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100

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Intelligent yet easy-going masterpiece.

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80

Village Voice J. Hoberman

In every way a sunny film. Supremely affirmative, it ends with the funniest, sexiest close-up of the year.

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80

The New York Times A.O. Scott

Sembène is a far more adroit and elegant storyteller than many may be accustomed to seeing.

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80

TV Guide Ken Fox

Wildly entertaining and a visual delight.

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75

New York Post V.A. Musetto

A youthful, and often funny, piece of filmmaking. You might never expect that its director is 73 years old.

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75

Boston Globe Leighton Klein

The situation is comic and yet quite serious, as are the ways in which language is used.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Both politically intricate and genuinely hilarious, Faat-Kine is a story grounded in dichotomies.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Nate G. gave it a10:
For those of you who never thought a good move could come out of Africa... in one corner, religious and societal expectations. In the other, a determined woman.

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