2017
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 9 m

2017
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 9 m

Summary Félicité is a proud, free-willed woman working as a singer in a bar in Kinshasa. Her life is thrown into turmoil when her 14-year-old son falls victim to an accident. To save him, she sets out on a breakneck race through the streets of electric Kinshasa – a world of music and dreams where she’ll cross paths with Tabu.

Directed By: Alain Gomis

Written By: Olivier Loustau, Delphine Zingg, Alain Gomis

2017
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 9 m

2017
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 9 m

Félicité

Name: Félicité
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2017-10-27
Duration: 2 min 9 s
Rating: 75
Cast: Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Gaetan Claudia, Papi Mpaka, Nadine Ndebo, Elbas Manuana

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable

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Directed By: Alain Gomis

Written By: Olivier Loustau, Delphine Zingg, Alain Gomis

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
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Los Angeles Times

Nov 9, 2017

If the movie’s form is a rich weave of grotty realism and soulful musical, the story itself is remarkably simple.

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Oct 25, 2017

The film’s tonal range is formidable enough to suggest that this director may be a major talent who’s now emerging from relative obscurity, thanks to the Berlin prize and subsequent attention at festivals in Toronto and New York. It’s always exciting to discover someone who’s eager to toss the manuals aside.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

Total Film

Dec 7, 2017

Alain Gomis’ film paints a lacerating picture of a raucous, dangerous city.

By Philip Kemp FULL REVIEW

Variety

Feb 18, 2017

Gomis’ latest is far from the miserablist issue drama that synopsis portends, instead weaving a sensual, sometimes hopeful, sometimes disturbing urban tapestry with threads of image, sound, poetry, and song.

By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Oct 26, 2017

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.

By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW

CineVue

Feb 18, 2017

Félicité is an emotionally effective heart-tugger, thanks largely to Véro Tshanda Beya's dignified lead performance.

By Patrick Gamble FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Alain Gomis never reconciles throughout how the film's disparate parts are meant to fit together.

By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Andolfi, Granit Films, Cinekap, Need Productions, Fixer Congo, Katuh Studio, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Fonds de Promotion de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle du Sénégal (FOPICA), Centre Gabonais de la Cinématographie, TV5MONDE, Canal+, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Fonds Images de la Diversité, World Cinema Fund, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Schortcut Films, Schortcut Films

Release Date Oct 27, 2017

Duration 2 h 9 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline a musical odyssey

Website http://felicite-lefilm.com/

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Awards

African Movie Academy Awards

• 6 Wins & 11 Nominations

Lumiere Awards, France

• 3 Nominations

Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Félicité

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Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu

Félicité

Gaetan Claudia

Samo

Papi Mpaka

Tabu

Nadine Ndebo

Hortense

Elbas Manuana

Luisant

Diplome Amekindra

Diplome

Célestin Mokono

Main Gauche

François Kasonga

Professeur

Prince Mbasi

Léger

Ferdinand Minga

Renard

Aziza Kengumbe

Serveuse

José Lusala

Cuisinière Nganda

Plaisir Mumbula

Fille notable

Nathan Mulumba

Bandit

Claudine Lumbu

Infirmière

Médecin Chef Veyi

Médecin

Sephora Françoise

Vieille dame hôpital

Mua Mbuyi

Tante Sukeyna

Léon Makola

Patron bar

Firo Mafuka

Agent de police

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