Amadou Mbow

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Amadou Mbow
Born
Amadou Mbow

(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 30)
Dakar, Senegal
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Amadou Mbow is a Senegalese actor.[1] He is best known for the role as 'Issa' in the supernatural romantic drama film Atlantics.[2] Apart from being an actor, he is also a graphic designer and photography enthusiast.

Personal life[edit]

Mbow was born and grew up in Dakar.[3]

The son of a Senegalese jeweler of Fulani origin from Futa, Amadou Mbow is the eldest son of his mother and the brother of three sisters.[4] During his teenage years, basketball occupied an important place in his life. After several years of practice at DUC (Dakar University Club) which allowed him to increase his awareness, his reactivity as well as his determination. He finally decides to quit sport to take a more interest in the audiovisual world by training himself as a self-taught person.[5]

Career[edit]

In 2019, Mbow was selected for the film Atlantics directed by Mati Diop as her first feature film.[6] In the film, he played a young policeman 'Issa' who is sent to investigate a mysterious fire that burns through Ada's nuptial bed on her wedding night.[3]

The film had its premier in the capital of Dakar before its release in Senegal. The film had mainly positive reviews from critics and screened at several film festivals. The film later won the Grand Prix Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

In 2020, Amadou Mbow was selected for the Césars 2020 in the “Revelations” categories.[8]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2019 Atlantics Issa Film [9]
2022 Paris Memories (Revoir Paris) Assane Film [10]
2023 Unwanted Joseph TV Series [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Atlantics' director's touch of the supernatural is just reality for many Senegalese". Los Angeles Times. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Amadou Mbow films". elcinema. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Meet the cast of Atlantics, Mati Diop's ghostly love story". dazeddigital. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ "A Dakar, le succès de la réalisatrice Mati Diop au Festival de Cannes inspire les cinéastes sénégalais". TV5MONDE (in French). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "AVEC "ATLANTIQUE, UN RÊVE DE CINÉMA DEVENU RÉALITÉ POUR AMADOU MBOW | seneweb.com". Culture (in French). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ "'Atlantics' Is A Haunting Refugee Story — Of The Women Left Behind In Senegal". Northwest Public Broadcasting. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Cannes: in Dakar, the joy of the young heroine of "Atlantic", Grand Prix 2019". rfi. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Les Révélations 2020". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2019: Nine films to look out for". BBC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. ^ Ganne, par Valérie (7 September 2022). "" Revoir Paris " : Etre vivante et le savoir". Les Nouvelles NEWS (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ Unwanted (Drama), Sylvester Groth, Denise Capezza, Jessica Schwarz, Sky Italia, Indiana Production, Pantaleon Films, 3 November 2023, retrieved 22 November 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External links[edit]

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