CFF: Banel & Adama

The demands of family and tradition threaten the intoxicating love of a young couple.

In a remote village north of Senegal, Banel and Adama long for their own home outside the village, but Adama is expected to accept his blood duty as future chief.

Khady Mane gives a brilliant performance as Banel, a woman giddy in love but strong and defiant in her stand against sexism and superstition.

This stunning first feature from female director Ramata-Toulaye Sy tells the story with subtlety and great insight, filling the screen with beautiful, astonishing imagery.

She is an exciting new voice in cinema. "An impressive piece of work from a natural filmmaker" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.

The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public, in Cambridge, the Eastern region, and throughout the UK.