
Filled with pride and a sense of freedom, Félicité is a night singer in a bar in Kinshasa. Her life changed totally when her 14-year-old son had a motorcycle accident. To save him, she embarks on a frenetic race through the streets of an electric Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. Her path crosses that of Tabu's.... (Full plot summary below)
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Filled with pride and a sense of freedom, Félicité is a night singer in a bar in Kinshasa. Her life changed totally when her 14-year-old son had a motorcycle accident. To save him, she embarks on a frenetic race through the streets of an electric Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. Her path crosses that of Tabu's.
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| Chicago ReaderLeah PickettThe meandering narrative has a lyrical quality consistent with the many musical numbers. |
| FF2 MediaAmelie LaskerFélicité's wonderful soundtrack supplements its incredible writing and editing, and it is my favorite movie so far this year. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangIf the movie’s form is a rich weave of grotty realism and soulful musical, the story itself is remarkably simple. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyMr. Gomis’s cinematic style is spectacularly multifaceted. |
| The PlaylistBradley WarrenAlthough the existence of "Félicité," might only possible because the resources of the French and larger European film industry, its humanist, musical vibrancy makes a major case for the significance and individuality of African cinema. |
| Film-Forward.comRania RichardsonFélicité is an enlightening tale that details life in central Africa, set in a milieu of a cabaret singer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe movie is a virtual documentary of city sights and moods, and also a bitter exposé of a country without a social safety net. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeGomis’ latest is far from the miserablist issue drama that synopsis portends, instead weaving a sensual, sometimes hopeful, sometimes disturbing urban tapestry with threads of image, sound, poetry, and song. |
| RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiThe sheer musicality of Félicité signals Gomis’ refusal to be pigeonholed into any category of filmmaker. |
| SF WeeklyJeffrey EdalatpourGomis approaches her performances with a gritty, gorgeous series of impressions. |