
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.... (Full plot summary below)
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A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Leave your thoughts about Faat Kiné.
| Film InquiryBenjamin WangFaat Kine presents a wonderful, feminist, observation of Senegalese women's lives. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawFaat Kiné and Sembene's brilliance is an ability to teach without proselytizing: he allows characters to point fingers without wagging his at them in return |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoA youthful, and often funny, piece of filmmaking. You might never expect that its director is 73 years old. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganDespite the film's shortcomings, Sembene's generosity and humanism are inspiring. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottSembène is a far more adroit and elegant storyteller than many may be accustomed to seeing. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxWildly entertaining and a visual delight. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanIn every way a sunny film. Supremely affirmative, it ends with the funniest, sexiest close-up of the year. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBoth politically intricate and genuinely hilarious, Faat-Kine is a story grounded in dichotomies. |
| Boston GlobeLeighton KleinThe situation is comic and yet quite serious, as are the ways in which language is used. |
| Apollo GuideKurt DahlkeFaat Kiné registers some nice music and glimpses of life in modern Senegal, but not much else. |