Cannes: ‘Banel & Adama’ Director Ramata-Toulaye Sy on Creating “A Tragic Heroine on the Level of Medea, but With an African Background”

Cannes: ‘Banel & Adama’ Director Ramata-Toulaye Sy on Creating “A Tragic Heroine on the Level of Medea, but With an African Background”

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Among the familiar, old white men who seemingly dominate this year’s Cannes Competition — Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismaki, Ken Loach, Marco Bellocchio, Nanni Moretti — Ramata-Toulaye Sy stands out. The French-Senegalese filmmaker is the only first-timer in the competition lineup and her feature debut,…

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