Félicité

Félicité, independent and proud, sings in a bar in Kinshasa. Her life is turned upside down when Samo, her 14 year old son, has an accident. If he is not operated on quickly he could lose a leg. But the surgeon refuses to go ahead unless she pays up beforehand.

Director: Alain Gomis (France/Senegal/Belgium, 2015)
Cast: Véronique Beya Mputu (Félicité), Papi Mpaka (Tabu), Gaëtan Claudia (Samo), Nadine Ndebo (Hortense), Elbas Manuana (Luisant), Modero Totokani, Léon Makola, Sylvie Kandala
Genre: comedy drama
Awards: Golden Stallion (Fespaco 2017), Silver Bear (Berlinale 2017)