Ramata

Key elements of loneliness and desire figure in this poetic film that takes us through Dakar’s narrow and dimly lit streets. Ramata is a beautiful woman in her fifties who lives on the sunny side of Dakar with her husband and two children. Life as the wife of the Minister of Justice seems comfortable and joyful. One late afternoon, Ramata enters a taxi that turns out to be hi-jacked by Ngor Ndong, a homeless and charming young man. She is pursued into taking a trip to the infamous Copacabana, and emotions she thought were long gone are slowly awakened during the magic of night. red