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Faat Kiné

Universal acclaim
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Based on 2 votes
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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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Village Voice J. Hoberman
In every way a sunny film. Supremely affirmative, it ends with the funniest, sexiest close-up of the year.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
Sembène is a far more adroit and elegant storyteller than many may be accustomed to seeing.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Leighton Klein
The situation is comic and yet quite serious, as are the ways in which language is used.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Both politically intricate and genuinely hilarious, Faat-Kine is a story grounded in dichotomies.
Read Full Review >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.
