Aminata Diop

The cinematography is stunning, should have been saved for a good story.

Might be one of my favorite movies. Brilliant performance by Jon Hamm and Idir Chender. Just watch it.

The story is incredible however the movie delivered it kinda poorly. Way too much dialogue and not enough movie. Super long and slow.

A movie worth watching (And maybe one you should watch twice). As we all know French movies rarely offer you the plot you think you deserve. This one in particular is a perfect example of “what you don’t know won’t hurt you”.

As a Muslim this was very conflicting. I feel as though the integrity of a culture was kept and the reality of rights, marital inequality, and flaws of society were portrayed with respect to this specific culture/religion. The acting is superb and the writing properly evoked every scene of pain, sorrow, happiness, adversity and triumph. However, instead of writing a new story among the many familiar stories of cultural acceptance towards domestic violence and infidelity, it chose to romanticize it. It promises a happy ending to mistreatment. With that being said, one can interpret the message differently, which is small strides towards change like the women standing up for themselves and their identity, can not only make progress for women who follow them but can win the respect they deserve.