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Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu
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Félicité
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A bar singer crosses Kinshasa in a desperate effort to raise the money required for her son's surgery.
2017
Democratic Republic of Congo
Félicité
- Year
- 2017
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Languages
- Lingala, French
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Type
- Feature film
- Year
- 2017
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Languages
- Lingala, French
- Status
- Released
- Release
- February 11, 2017
Story
Synopsis
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Logline
A bar singer crosses Kinshasa in a desperate effort to raise the money required for her son's surgery.
Full synopsis
Félicité works as a singer in a Kinshasa bar. When her teenage son is injured in an accident, she begins an urgent search for the money needed for his treatment. The film combines urban realism, nocturnal movement and Congolese music in the portrait of an independent woman whose strength is tested by precarity and grief.
Cast
Main Cast
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PM
Papi Mpaka
as Tabu
GC
Gaetan Claudia
as Samo
NN
Nadine Ndebo
as Hortense
Creative Leadership
Director & Production
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Director
AG
Alain Gomis
Director
Producers
AD
Arnaud Dommerc
Producer
Industry
Production Companies
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Andolfi
Production company
Democratic Republic of Congo
Granite Films
Production company
Democratic Republic of Congo
Need Productions
Production company
Democratic Republic of Congo
Cinekap
Production company
Democratic Republic of Congo
Jour2Fête / Strand Releasing
Distributor
Production Context
Filming Locations
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CineMap Africa
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Release
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Festivals
- Berlin International Film Festival
Awards
- Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
- Africa Movie Academy Awards – multiple awards
Record Quality
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