While We Live

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Dani Kouyaté

Status Released

Release Date 2016-10-07

Storyline

Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn't turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.