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Wikipedia article




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| director = Ekwa Msangi

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| music = Osei Essed

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| distributor = IFC Midnight,

MUBI

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| runtime = 101 minutes

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

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

* Soulymane Sy Savan 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. It was screened at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021 in World Panorama section.

Reception



'Farewell Amor' received critical praise, holding approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews, with an average rating of . 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." Metacritic reports a score of 75 out of 100 based on the opinions of 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References




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