Diplome Amekindra

A small-time operator returns to his Congo hometown with a fortune in hijacked gasoline and is entranced by the beautiful kept woman of a crime lord.

A headstrong yet vulnerable, playful yet vehement woman is the indelible titular character in Alain Gomis’s Silver Bear winner, shot on location in Kinshasa. Lifted by performances from renowned Congolese artists, Félicité pushes against the weight of poverty with the exuberant energy of music.