Farewell Amor

2020, Drama, 1h 41m

72 Reviews Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A striking debut feature for writer-director Ekwa Msangi, Farewell Amor movingly captures the fallout from a long-separated family's reunion. Read critic reviews

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After 17 years apart, Angolan immigrant Walter is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teen daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one bedroom Brooklyn apartment, they struggle to overcome the emotional distance between them. Walter is trying to let go of a previous relationship while his wife Esther struggles with a new country, culture and a husband who seems distant. Their daughter Sylvia is a dancer just like her father, and while she also finds her new life difficult, she bravely starts to explore the city and show herself through dance. The film is both a universal immigrant story and the unique perspective of three characters bound together by history and hope. It is an intimate and deeply personal look at an inter-generational tale that has defined America since its inception.
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ekwa Msangi
  • Producer:
    Huriyyah Muhammad, Sam Bisbee, Josh Penn
  • Writer:
    Ekwa Msangi
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $4.7K
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  • Distributor:
    IFC Films

Cast & Crew

Ntare Mwine
Walter
Zainab Jah
Esther
Jayme Lawson
Sylvia
Joie Lee
Nzingha
Marcus Scribner
DJ
Nana Mensah
Linda
Brandon Lamar
Tall Handsome
Felipe Almonte
Loving Boyfriend
Ekwa Msangi
Director
Ekwa Msangi
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Huriyyah Muhammad
Producer
Sam Bisbee
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Josh Penn
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Lance Acord
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Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Executive Producer
Alicia Brown
Executive Producer
Pradnya Dugal
Executive Producer
Efe Cakarel
Executive Producer
Tej Dugal
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Theodora Dunlap
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Cassian Elwes
Executive Producer
Michael Gottwald
Executive Producer
Poppy Hanks
Executive Producer
Charles D. King
Executive Producer
Joel Michaely
Executive Producer
Wendy Neu
Executive Producer
Michele Turnure-Salleo
Executive Producer
Jenifer Westphal
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