Farewell Amor

Farewell Amor is a 2020 American drama film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[4] It is about Angolan immigrants to the United States and is told from the perspective of three different characters.[5]

Farewell Amor
Film poster
Directed byEkwa Msangi
Produced by
Written byEkwa Msangi
Starring
Music byOsei Essed
CinematographyBruce Francis Cole
Edited by
  • Jeanne Applegate
  • Justin Chan
Production
company
  • MACRO
  • LUCKFILM
  • MUBI
  • Wavelength Productions
  • Department of Motion Pictures
  • Park Pictures
  • Jhumka Films
  • Lucky 13 Productions
  • Outrageous Pictures
Distributed byIFC Midnight, MUBI
Release date
  • January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) (Sundance)[1]
  • December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
Box office$4,689[2][3]

Cast
  • Ntare Mwine as Walter
  • Zainab Jah as Esther
  • Jayme Lawson as Sylvia
  • Joie Lee as Nzingha
  • Nana Mensah as Linda
  • Marcus Scribner as DJ
  • Brandon Lamar as Tall Handsome
  • Felipe Almonte as Loving Boyfriend
  • Darlene Arrington as Dirty Dozen
  • Gregory Barker as Church Goer
  • Jessie Barnes Jr. as Bouncer
  • Joy Batra as Bartender
  • Tremaine Brown Jr. as Mr. Ultra Smooth
  • Francisco Burgos as Royce
  • Shirley Capaldo as Bartender
  • Mariam C. Chemmoss as Sister Redempta
  • Anthony Cipriani
  • Khalilah Dale as Step Dancer
  • Sanjit De Silva as Mr. Uno
  • Jullian Fadullon as Band Member
  • Dylan Flashner as MC
  • Didrianna Foreman as Step Dancer
  • Bettina Goolsby as Money Transfer Attendant
  • Ahmed Hassouna as Egyptian Market Employee
  • Virgian Hastings as Ms. Tunnie
  • Amy Hohn as Principal Leeds
  • Majah Hype as Pierre
  • Aitbon Legba as African Shop Owner
  • Olivia Legrado as Flight Attendant
  • Imani Lewis as Michelle
  • Kristen Maxwell as Denise
  • Memo as School Cop
  • Joel Michaely as Aubrey
  • Mustaphai Mitchell as Bucket Drummer
  • Hector Palacios as Taxi Driver
  • Chrisanthos Petsilas as Mohammed
  • Dj Plo as D. J
  • Clemente Richard as elderly Traveler
  • Rayshawn Richardson as Pablo
  • Laura Rodriguez as Loving Girlfriend
  • Isaiah Rogers as Bouncer
  • Souléymane Sy Savané as Pastor Ogunbemi
  • David E. Sayles as Church Pianist
  • Maren Scott as Miss Shy Hips
  • Howie Sheard as Scrimp
  • Terrence Shingler as Big Boi
  • Chris Smith as Taxi Driver
  • Kalima Walker as Wreckka
  • Ronny Wassertrout as Puppet master
  • Rogney Wright as Bouncer

Release

It was released on December 11, 2020 in the USA. It was released on December 18, 2020 on MUBI.[6] It was screened at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021 in World Panorama section.[7]

Reception

Farewell Amor received critical praise, holding a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A striking debut feature for writer-director Ekwa Msangi, Farewell Amor movingly captures the fallout from a long-separated family's reunion."[8] Metacritic reports a score of 75 out of 100 based on the opinions of 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

References
  1. Gheron, Meghan (January 23, 2020). "Sundance 2020 Women Directors: Ekwa Msangi - "Farewell Amor"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. "The Empty Man (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. "The Empty Man (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. Allen, Nick. "Sundance 2020: The 40-Year-Old Version, Farewell Amor, Sylvie's Love | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. Kiang, Jessica (2020-01-28). "'Farewell Amor': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. "IFC Films: Farewell Amor". IFC Films. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. "IFFI Unveils List Of Films Under World Panorama Section". Business World. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via ANI.
  8. Farewell Amor (2020), retrieved 2021-01-26
  9. Farewell Amor Reviews, retrieved 2020-12-25
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