Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn't turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.
Acting
Bushell-Mingo's silences hit harder than any monologue
Direction
Kouyaté lets discomfort breathe — no easy answers offered
Score
Ibbe's tracks vs. traditional sounds = the film's real argument
Director
Dani Kouyaté
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Dani Kouyaté is Burkinabé-Swedish, son of legendary filmmaker S. Pierre Yameogo — this is literally his inheritance story.
Josette Bushell-Mingo founded a national theater in Sweden after facing exactly the identity friction her character embodies.
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