Banel & Adama

synopsis

Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young couple live in a remote village in northern Senegal and for them, nothing else in the world exists. However, their perfect everlasting love seems on a collision course with their family's traditions as drought strikes their community. Award-winning filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy's breathtaking debut feature follows the fated lovers in their quest to carve a life for themselves beyond the expectations of others.