The interlinked names of the lovers have an unusual power in Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s haunting, halting “Banel & Adama.” They play over and over as a whispery lullaby on the soundtrack. They cover the ...

Sales banner Best Friend Forever has unveiled the teaser for Ramata Toulaye-Sy’s buzzed-about Senegalese drama “Banel & Adama,” which is the sole feature debut slated for the competition at the Cannes ...

One of the rarest sightings at the Cannes Film Festival is the first-time filmmaker whose debut feature has been admitted to the exclusive Main Competition lineup. That section is normally the domain ...

In Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s debut feature bowing in Cannes competition, a couple must fight against the odds for the survival of their love. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic The notebook bears the ...

A languid immersion into the rhythms of life and nature in a small village curdles into slow-simmering tensions. We hear their names first, as intimate whispers repeat, “Banel and Adama,” and DP Amine ...

Khady Mane and Mamadou Diallo in 'Banel & Adama' Cannes Film Festival “You cannot go against your destiny,” 18-year-old Banel is warned in Banel & Adama (Banel e Adama), a visually striking and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CANNES, France (AP) — Most filmmakers in the ...

Senegalese and French director Ramata-Toulaye Sy is only the second Black woman to make it into Competition in Cannes. Her debut feature, Banel & Adama, which had its debut Saturday, follows in the ...

The French-Senegalese filmmaker tells THR why she isn't nervous about making her feature debut in the festival's competition and talks about the emergence of African stories in cinema and the ...

First-time feature director Ramata-Toulaye Sy's Cannes-competing drama is a lyrical, languid fable set in a tiny, parched village in rural Senegal. In a small village in northern Senegal, Banel and ...

“You cannot go against your destiny,” 18-year-old Banel is warned in Banel & Adama (Banel e Adama), a visually striking and deceptively heavy debut from French-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy, ...