BANEL & ADAMA/BANEL E ADAMA (Ranata-Toulaye Sy 2023)

The pretty young firs time filmmaker was born in France of Senegalese parents. Her first film, which debuted in competition at Cannes, is a fable in the Pulaar language of a striking, independent-minded young man and woman in a remote, primitive village in northern Senegal. A tale of independence and of global warming, and mystery. A Kino Lorber release.

Screened for this review as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at Lincoln Center, New York (Feb. 29-Mar. 10, 2024. Showtimes:
Sunday, March 3 at 1:00pm (Q&A with Ramata-Toulaye Sy)
Wednesday, March 6 at 3:45pm