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Félicité

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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…

Félicité is a force; a woman who, when faced with the ghastly injury of her son, must pull out all the stops to save him. Through the busy streets of Kinshasa, she rushes against time and all odds to restore order to her life. Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu’s performance is singular in its portrayal of the difficulties of city life as a woman. We witness her navigate her job as a singer and her inevitable grief as a woman touched by life.

Kika Memeh & Ogheneofegor Obuwoma, FOCUS Curators

 

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Director
Cast

Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Gaetan Claudia, Papi Mpaka

Credits
Country of Origin

France/Senegal/Belgium/
Germany/Lebanon

Year

2017

Language

In Lingala with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
123 min
Black Cinema Drama
Andolfi, Granit Films

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Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Roger Ngandu Kangudia

Producer

Arnaud Dommerc, Alain Gomis, Omar Sall

Screenwriter

Alain Gomis

Cinematography

Céline Bozon

Editor

Fabrice Rouaud

Production Design

Oumar Sall

Original Music

The Kasaï Allstars

Alain Gomis headshot; Félicité director

Alain Gomis

Alain Gomis was born in Paris, France where he studied art history and film. After making videos and short films, his first feature film L’afrance (2002) won the Silver Leopard at Locarno. Félicité was shown at the Competition section of the 2017 Berlinale.

Filmography: L’afrance (2002); Andalucia (2007); Aujourd’hui (2012); Rewind & Play (2022)

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