Release Date: October 27th, 2017
DVD Release Date: January 23rd, 2018
Not Yet Rated|2 hr 4 min
Plot Summary
Félicité is a Congolese singer who desperately needs money after her 14-year-old son Samo suffers a serious accident. She soon finds financial and emotional support from Tabu, one of the regulars in the bar where she performs.
Director: Alain Gomis
Genres: Drama
Distributors: Strand Releasing
The sheer musicality of Félicité signals Gomis’ refusal to be pigeonholed into any category of filmmaker. show more
Undemonstrative but at the same time oddly compelling - rather like its eponymous main character - Felicité is a challenging, perhaps overlong, but also quietly resonant slice of new African cinema. show more
It’s intense if somewhat choppy filmmaking, although the passion of the amateur cast and vividness of the Kinshasa locations help make up for the narrative shortcomings. show more
