Bantú Mama

Name: Bantú Mama
Genre: Drama
Released: November 17, 2022
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Arturo Perez, Clarisse Albrecht, Donis Taveras, Euris Javiel, Johnny Morales

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ARRAY Releasing | Release Date (Streaming): November 17, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Arturo Perez, Clarisse Albrecht, Donis Taveras, Euris Javiel, Johnny Morales, Scarlet Reyes

Summary: A French woman of African descent manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she experiences an unimaginable change in her destiny.

Director: Ivan Herrera

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 77 min

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Carlos Aguilar

Nov 18, 2022

The moody drama speaks of the inextricable links between Africa and the Caribbean without ever discussing it in academic terms but, instead, illustrating the bond with everyday exchanges between the unexpected visitor from abroad and the locals. Read full review

Manuel Betancourt

Nov 18, 2022

At once an intimate portrait of a makeshift family and a treatise on motherhood and motherlands, Bantú Mama is a quiet achievement. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Marya E. Gates

Nov 17, 2022

Co-writers Albrecht and Herrera clearly have a deep connection to its setting in the Dominican Republic, to the island’s past, present and its future. They also deeply feel the ever-present current of African culture that persists throughout the post-colonial diaspora. They see the beauty and the complexity of feeling as though you belong in two places, to two cultures equally and at the same time. Read full review

IndieWire Jude Dry

Nov 18, 2022

Artfully told and tenderly performed, Bantú Mama maps the history of the African diaspora in the Caribbean onto a tightly focused and compelling human story. Read full review

Concepción de León

Nov 17, 2022

It’s a quiet film that stays close to the central characters, but it could have benefited from broadening its view, giving context to some of the issues presented in the film — in particular how Blackness is perceived and experienced on the island. Read full review

Matthew Anderson

Nov 17, 2022

Herrera’s exploration of the African diaspora in Bantú Mama does ask questions about identity, family, and the meaning of home which truly resonate. Read full review

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