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Farewell Amor

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Overview

Before the Angolan Civil War breaks out, Walter Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) decides to immigrate to America, leaving his wife Esther (Zainab Jah) and his young daughter Sylvia (Jayme Lawson) behind. It takes 17 years before they reunite in New York City to build a new life together—Walter is now a weathered taxicab driver, Esther a devout Catholic, and Sylvia a teenager. Essentially strangers, the three find it challenging to live in Walter's small one-bedroom apartment. Soon, conflict begins to rear its ugly head. Written and directed by Ekwa Msangi.

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Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Run Time: 102
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 715515272919
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: NR
  • Release Date: June 2022

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"Saturated with rich blues and greens, the pic is visually vibrant yet subdued. It makes the Brooklyn neighborhood where the family shares a small one-bedroom apartment come alive without making it look like somewhere else." - 01/28/2020 Hollywood Reporter


"[A] heartfelt, three-dimensional portrait of an aspect of the immigrant experience rarely examined: the frictions, recriminations and regrets that happen when the papers finally come through but whole lives have been lived in the interim." - 01/27/2020 Variety


3 stars out of 4 -- "Writer and director Ekwa Msangi constructs this nontraditional narrative with an attention to detail for each of these characters." - 12/11/2020 RogerEbert.com


"[The film's] strong cast elevates its portrait of the complex bonds between family and home." - 12/08/2020 A.V. Club


"Msangi employs a neat trick to capture the family’s coming-together in all its complexity. Split into three chapters, the film depicts their reunion from each character’s perspective, switching from the wide shot of the opening to a more intimate, point-of-view style." - 12/10/2020 New York Times


"Lee injects the film with warmth every time she’s onscreen, and Jah brings clear-eyed dignity to Esther’s yearning for any sort of community in her new home." - 12/11/2020 Rolling Stone


"Its gentle, understated tone belies Msangi’s careful attention to rhythm and detail..." - 12/12/2020 Entertainment Weekly

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