When I started writing the script, I realized that I hadn’t… - Mati Diop

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When I started writing the script, I realized that I hadn’t really seen any film with a black couple that was worthy of Romeo and Juliet…And through Ada and Souleiman I wanted to relate a similar kind of tragic love, in the age of rampant capitalism.

Mati Diop

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Mati Diop (June 22, 1982) is a French actress and film director.

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Alternative Names: Maty Diop • M. Diop • Diop, Mati

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