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Atlantics

Atlantics

Along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future. Several days later, a fire ruins Ada’s wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned.

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Oscars: Senegal Picks 'Atlantics' for International Feature Film Category

Oscars: Senegal Picks 'Atlantics' for International Feature Film Category

Netflix picked up worldwide rights to Mati Diop's debut feature after it won the Grand Prix in Cannes, the first film from a black female director to play in competition in the festival's 72-year history.