No one’s immigration story is the same. And in the new film “Farewell Amor,” we get a peek into how three different people from Angola adjust to life in the United States.
As seen in the trailer for “Farewell Amor,” the film follows the story of an Angolan man that is finally able to bring his wife and teen daughter to the US after setting up a life for himself over the course of 17 years. Now, he must adjust to the life of having his family with him again, while his wife and daughter have to figure out how to acclimate to the new culture and country.
The film stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Chi”), Zainab Jah (“False Positive”), Jayme Lawson (“The Batman”), Nana Mensah (“Beasts of No Nation”), Joie Lee (“She’s Gotta Have It”), and Marcus Scribner (“Blackish”). Ekwa Msangi makes her feature directorial debut with “Farewell Amor.”
“Farewell Amor” is set to arrive in theaters and VOD on December 11. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
After 17 years apart, Angolan immigrant Walter is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teen daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one bedroom Brooklyn apartment, they struggle to overcome the emotional distance between them. Walter is trying to let go of a previous relationship while his wife Esther struggles with a new country, culture and a husband who seems distant. Their daughter Sylvia is a dancer just like her father, and while she also finds her new life difficult, she bravely starts to explore the city and show herself through dance. The film is both a universal immigrant story and the unique perspective of three characters bound together by history and hope. It is an intimate and deeply personal look at an inter-generational tale that has defined America since its inception