Atlantics

Atlantics (Atlantique) is a 2019 Senegalese drama film directed by Mati Diop. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Diop made history when the film premiered at Cannes becoming the first black woman to direct a film featured In Competition at the festival. At Cannes, the film won the Grand Prix.

Plot
In a suburb of Dakar that lies along the Atlantic coast, a futuristic-looking tower is about to be officially opened. The construction workers have not been paid for months. One night, the workers decide to leave the country by sea, in search of a brighter future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada. However, Ada is betrothed to another man. Days later, a fire ruins Ada's wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Ada is unaware Souleiman has returned.

Cast

 * Mame Bineta Sane as Ada
 * Amadou Mbow as Issa
 * Ibrahima Traoré as Souleiman
 * Nicole Sougou as Dior
 * Aminata Kane as Fanta
 * Mariama Gassama as Mariama
 * Coumba Dieng as Thérèse
 * Ibrahima Mbaye as Moustapha
 * Diankou Sembene as Mr Ndiaye
 * Babacar Sylla as Omar
 * Abdou Balde as Cheikh

Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 7.42/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "An unpredictable supernatural drama rooted in real-world social commentary, Atlantique suggests a thrillingly bright future for debuting filmmaker Mati Diop." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".