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  • 2022
  • ARRAY Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2022
  • ARRAY Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m
Bantú Mama

Summary A French woman of African descent manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she experiences an unimaginable change in her destiny.

Directed By: Ivan Herrera

Written By: Clarisse Albrecht, Ivan Herrera

  • 2022
  • ARRAY Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2022
  • ARRAY Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m
Bantú Mama
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A French woman of African descent manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she experiences an unimaginable change in her destiny.

Directed By: Ivan Herrera

Written By: Clarisse Albrecht, Ivan Herrera

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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90
Nov 18, 2022
At once an intimate portrait of a makeshift family and a treatise on motherhood and motherlands, Bantú Mama is a quiet achievement.
By Manuel Betancourt FULL REVIEW
90
Nov 18, 2022
The moody drama speaks of the inextricable links between Africa and the Caribbean without ever discussing it in academic terms but, instead, illustrating the bond with everyday exchanges between the unexpected visitor from abroad and the locals.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
88
Nov 17, 2022
Co-writers Albrecht and Herrera clearly have a deep connection to its setting in the Dominican Republic, to the island’s past, present and its future. They also deeply feel the ever-present current of African culture that persists throughout the post-colonial diaspora. They see the beauty and the complexity of feeling as though you belong in two places, to two cultures equally and at the same time.
By Marya E. Gates FULL REVIEW
83
Nov 18, 2022
Artfully told and tenderly performed, Bantú Mama maps the history of the African diaspora in the Caribbean onto a tightly focused and compelling human story.
By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 17, 2022
Herrera’s exploration of the African diaspora in Bantú Mama does ask questions about identity, family, and the meaning of home which truly resonate.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 17, 2022
It’s a quiet film that stays close to the central characters, but it could have benefited from broadening its view, giving context to some of the issues presented in the film — in particular how Blackness is perceived and experienced on the island.
By Concepción de León FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Point Barre, Too Caribbean, Aurora Dominicana, Basecamp Studio
Release Date Nov 17, 2022
Duration 1 h 17 m
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Tagline A contemporary tale about a different kind of re-encounter between Africa and the Caribbean.
Website http://www.bantumama.com/
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Awards

Durban International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Latin American and Iberian Film Festival at Yale (LIFFY)
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Huelva Latin American Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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