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Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama soon accepts the role of chief. The two lovers have other plans-- until something in the air changes. The rains do not come; the cattle begin to die; the men leave.

Primary Title
  • Banel & Adama =Banel e Adama
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 18 May 2025
Release Year
  • 2023
Start Time
  • 20 : 40
Finish Time
  • 22 : 07
Duration
  • 87:00
Channel
  • Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
  • Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama soon accepts the role of chief. The two lovers have other plans-- until something in the air changes. The rains do not come; the cattle begin to die; the men leave.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Senegal--Drama
  • Feature films--Senegal
  • Feature films--France
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Contributors
  • Ramata-Toulaye Sy (Director)
  • Ramata-Toulaye Sy (Writer)
  • Khady Mane (Actor)
  • Mamadou Diallo (Actor)
  • Binta Racine Sy (Actor)
  • Moussa Sow (Actor)
  • Ndiabel Diallo (Actor)
  • Éric Névé (Producer)
  • Margaux Juvénal (Producer)
  • Maud Leclair (Producer)
  • Amine Berrada (Director of Photography)
  • Mathé (Production Designer)
  • Oumar Sall (Production Designer)
  • Vincent Tricon (Editor)
  • Bachar Khalifé (Composer)
  • La Chauve Souris (Production Unit)
  • Take Shelter (Production Unit)
  • Astou Films (Production Unit)
  • Astou Productions (Production Unit)
  • DS Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Senegal--Drama
  • Feature films--Senegal
  • Feature films--France