Mami Wata

Name: Mami Wata
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: September 29, 2023
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 87
Cast: David Avincin Oparaeke, Emeka Amakeze, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Hidaya Ibrahim, Kelechi Udegbe

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Dekanalog | Release Date: September 29, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: David Avincin Oparaeke, Emeka Amakeze, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Hidaya Ibrahim, Kelechi Udegbe, Rita Edochie, Sofiath Sanni, Tim Ebuka, Tough Bone, Uzoamaka Aniunoh

Summary: In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted daughter Zinwe (Uzoamaka Aniunoh) and skeptical protégé Prisca (Evelyne Ily Juhen) warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. WithIn the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted daughter Zinwe (Uzoamaka Aniunoh) and skeptical protégé Prisca (Evelyne Ily Juhen) warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. With the sudden arrival of a mysterious rebel deserter named Jasper (Emeka Amakeze), a conflict erupts, leading to a violent clash of ideologies and a crisis of faith for the people of Iyi.… Expand

Director: C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Sep 29, 2023

The movie has its own unique life force, and such confidence that if you're tuned into its wavelength, you'll forget to speculate on what will happen next. Read full review

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Brandon Yu

Sep 29, 2023

It’s a tightly controlled vision that, like many parables, induces a sense of the suddenly, viscerally new — in the look of a figure against the ocean, or the words of a mother telling her child to run — in what we’ve seen before and have always known. Read full review

Robert Abele

Oct 6, 2023

It’s easy to be reminded of silent film’s who-needs-words heyday while watching Mami Wata, even when the foreboding sound design is doing its part and the actors are delivering their sparely written lines as if their characters’ lives depended on it. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Nov 16, 2023

The sleek, stark images of this film are hypnotic; the faces are compelling and the hallucinatory finale is rather inspired. An arresting piece of work. Read full review

Murtada Elfadl

Dec 13, 2023

Even if narratively Mami Wata never fully reaches a satisfactory apex, its images remain utterly enthralling. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Oct 5, 2023

Mami Wata is a marvel to behold (cinematographer Lílis Soares winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance this year was a no-brainer) and Obasi throws in enough curveballs to this familiar story to keep you off-kilter. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Sep 29, 2023

A few key performances and a filmmaker with a clear vision unite for a film that truly feels fantastical, like someone somehow snuck a camera as they were falling into a holy reverie. Read full review

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