Farewell Amor
12A
Reunited after a 17 year separation, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teenage daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help overcome the emotional distance between them.
This film screening is part of Leeds International African Arts Festival 2024, and curated by our partner Maona Art.
You can book any 4 Cinema Africa! tickets for the price of 3, and any 14 Cinema Africa! tickets for the price of 10.
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“Farewell Amor is a bittersweet, compassionate evocation of how it feels when your heart and your home are in different places.”
Criterion Collection
“Vivid immigrant story with a twist.”
The Guardian
“Farewell Amor tackles familiar themes and offers no easy solutions, but it leaves lingering emotional traces, with a trio of memorably believable characters.”
Sight & Sound
