France,
2020, 96 min
Directed by:
Maïmouna DoucouréScreenplay:
Maïmouna DoucouréCinematography:
Yann MaritaudComposer:
Nicolas NocchiCast:
Fathia Youssouf Abdillahi, Medina El Aidi, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma, Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Maïmouna GueyeVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Eleven-year-old Amy lives with her mom, Mariam, and younger brother, awaiting her father to rejoin the family from Senegal. Amy is fascinated by disobedient neighbor Angelica’s free-spirited dance clique, a group that stands in sharp contrast to stoic Mariam’s deeply held traditional values. Undeterred by the girls’ initial brutal dismissal and eager to escape her family’s simmering dysfunction, Amy, through an ignited awareness of her burgeoning femininity, propels the group to enthusiastically embrace an increasingly sensual dance routine, sparking the girls’ hope to twerk their way to stardom at a local dance contest. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 2021 - Fathia Youssouf Abdillahi (Most Promising Actress)
- 2021 - Maïmouna Doucouré (Best First Film)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2020 - Maïmouna Doucouré (Special Mention (Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury))
- 2020 - Maïmouna Doucouré (Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film (Kplus))
Sundance Film Festival
- 2020 - Maïmouna Doucouré (Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic)
- 2020 - Maïmouna Doucouré (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)