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IMDb rating 6.7
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Critic rating 8.2

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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 6

It’s silkily enigmatic and unpredictable, and certainly unlike anything else you will see this year.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...a winter’s tale of a film.

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Critic Sophie Monks Kaufman
rated 8

French director Mati Diop's genre-defying first feature is about the migrant crisis and the shaping influence of first love.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Hynek Pallas
rated 6

Mati Diop skildrar i sin uppmärksammade debut "Atlantics" migration från Afrika ur kvinnornas synvinkel.

Read full review at Göteborgs-Posten
Critic Frederik Bakkerud
rated 10

Så stærk en kunstnerisk vision ser man virkelig sjældent – og så fra en debutant!

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Jacob Lundström
rated 8

...de många amatörskådespelarna har inte castats för att låna lite autenticitet till någon dramadokumentär, utan skänker livs levande integritet till en förhöjd och förhäxande filmupplevelse.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Jan-Olov Andersson
rated 6

...en mycket sevärd film, som inte riktigt liknar något annat vi sett.

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Michael Thomsen
rated 7

En afrikansk spøgelsesfilm om emmigration. Visuelt smuk.

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

Mati Diop
Director
Ibrahima Mbaye
As Moustapha
Ibrahima Traore
As Souleimane
Amadou Mbow
As Issa
Babacar Sylla
As Omar
Nicole Sougou
As Dior
Arame Fall Faye
As Ada's mother

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In the bustling streets of Dakar's coastal suburbs, a young woman named Ada is torn between her arranged marriage to a wealthy man and her true love for a construction worker named Souleiman. But when Souleiman and his colleagues disappear at sea during a migration attempt, of the missing workers and takes possession of other inhabitants' bodies, demanding payment from their tycoon employer and threatening to burn down a futuristic new tower. While most of these spirits seek revenge or rest, Souleiman's spirit longs only to be with Ada once again. Through her encounters with these possessed souls, Ada gains new insight into their stories and comes to understand the power of true love. But as tensions rise and mysterious events unfold, Ada must choose between her duty and her heart, while Souleiman fights to reclaim their love amidst chaos and danger. Is their love strong enough to overcome the odds, or will their world be consumed by the fires of vengeance and despair?

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