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Mami Wata

Summary In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted daughter Zinwe (Uzoamaka Aniunoh) and skeptical protégé Prisca (Evelyne Ily Juhen) warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. Wi...

Directed By: C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

Written By: C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

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Mami Wata
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted daughter Zinwe (Uzoamaka Aniunoh) and skeptical protégé Prisca (Evelyne Ily Juhen) warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. Wi...

Directed By: C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

Written By: C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi

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100
Sep 29, 2023
The movie has its own unique life force, and such confidence that if you're tuned into its wavelength, you'll forget to speculate on what will happen next.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 29, 2023
It’s a tightly controlled vision that, like many parables, induces a sense of the suddenly, viscerally new — in the look of a figure against the ocean, or the words of a mother telling her child to run — in what we’ve seen before and have always known.
By Brandon Yu FULL REVIEW
90
Oct 6, 2023
It’s easy to be reminded of silent film’s who-needs-words heyday while watching Mami Wata, even when the foreboding sound design is doing its part and the actors are delivering their sparely written lines as if their characters’ lives depended on it.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 28, 2023
Cinema’s power to transport is vividly on display in Nigerian writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s eerie but beautiful visit to a rich and unfamiliar setting.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
78
Oct 5, 2023
Mami Wata is a marvel to behold (cinematographer Lílis Soares winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance this year was a no-brainer) and Obasi throws in enough curveballs to this familiar story to keep you off-kilter.
By Josh Kupecki FULL REVIEW
74
Sep 29, 2023
A few key performances and a filmmaker with a clear vision unite for a film that truly feels fantastical, like someone somehow snuck a camera as they were falling into a holy reverie.
By Jacob Oller FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Fiery Film Company, Ifind Pictures, Guguru Studios, PalmWine Media
Release Date Sep 29, 2023
Duration 1 h 47 m
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Tagline A West Afrikan Folklore
Website https://www.facebook.com/mamiwatamovie/
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Awards

African Movie Academy Awards
• 12 Nominations
Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou (FESPACO)
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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