Mame Bineta Sane

Mame Bineta Sane (born 3 February 2000), also known as Mama Sané, is a Senegalese actress.[1] She is best known for the role as 'Ada' in the supernatural romantic drama film Atlantics.

Mame Bineta Sane
Born
Mame Bineta Sane

3 February 2000
Dakar, Sénégal
NationalitySénégalese
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
Known forAtlantics

Personal life

She grew up in Thiaroye, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal. She did not receive a regular education from school. She started to work as an apprentice tailor in Thiaroye.[2][3]

Career

She has not acted in any kind of drama before when she was selected for the lead role in 2019 film Atlantics directed by Mati Diop as her first feature film.[4] Sane didn't really attend school either when Diop invite her to play the role. In the film, Sane played the lead role 'Ada', who is haunted by her lover, Souleiman, along with a boatload of other young men, is lost at sea.[1]

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.[5] For her role, Sane later received a César nomination for Most Promising Actress in the 2020 César awards[6] and was also nominated for the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress in the 2020 Lumières awards[7] and for the Black Reel Award for Female Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in the Black Reel Awards of 2020.[8]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2019AtlanticsAdaFilm[9]

References
  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. Harding, Michael-Oliver (26 November 2019). "Meet the cast of Atlantics, Mati Diop's ghostly love story". Dazed. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. Sotinel, Thomas (2 October 2019). "Mama Sané, la princesse de Thiaroye qui illumine le film « Atlantique »" [Mama Sané, the princess of Thiaroye who lights up the film "Atlantic"]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. Qureshi, Bilal (29 November 2019). "'Atlantics' Is A Haunting Refugee Story — Of The Women Left Behind In Senegal". Northwest Public Radio. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. "Cannes: à Dakar, la joie de la jeune héroïne d'«Atlantique», Grand Prix 2019" [Cannes: in Dakar, the joy of the young heroine of "Atlantic", Grand Prix 2019] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. "45th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2020) - Films from 2019". Film Affinity. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. Goodfellow, Melanie (3 December 2019). "'Les Misérables' leads nominations in France's Lumière awards". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. Neglia, Matt (11 December 2019). "The 2019 Black Reel Awards (BRAs) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. Glynn, Paul (14 May 2019). "Cannes Film Festival 2019: Nine films to look out for". BBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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