It’s no accident that the sea is shown as a savior throughout the film. The sea brought T.I.N.A.’s family to the islands, just as they brought Emma’s to France. The sea connects both places, and to the coast of Africa. It’s a bittersweet connection, fraught with a bloody past, but also the possibility of a brighter future.
Bantú Mama
Director: Ivan Herrera
Imdb: 6.3
Azure sky, clear waters, and a blindingly-white beach surround the all-inclusive Dominican resort where a French-Cameroonian woman named Emma (co-writer Clarisse Albrecht) unwinds at the beginning of the Dominican Republic’s Oscar hopeful “Bantú Mama” from director and co-writer Ivan Herrera. Her relaxation is cut short when she receives a phone call saying a dubious meeting has been moved up a week today. Suddenly she’s checked out, her luggage thrown into a sugar cane field, and back at the airport with an identical case and a little excess baggage. When things go awry after she’s arrested, Emma finds herself rescued by a trio of semi-orphaned kids who hide her in the most dangerous neighborhood in Santo Domingo.
Cast Clarisse Albrecht as Emma Scarlett Reyes as T.I.N.A. Euris Javiel as Cuki Arturo Perez as $hulo Donis Taveras as the Lawyer Jarold Santos as Cuñao Director Iván Herrera Writer Iván Herrera Clarisse Albrecht Cinematographer Sebastian Cabrera Chelin Editor Israel Cárdenas Pablo Chea Composer Boddhi Satva
