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Mami Wata
Directed by
C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
2023
1h 47m
Drama
,
Fantasy
,
and more
6.5
97%
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When the harmony in a village is threatened by outside elements, two sisters must fight to save their people and restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land.
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Cast of Mami Wata
Evelyne Ily Juhen
Prisca
Uzoamaka Power
Zinwe
Emeka Amakeze
Jasper
Rita Edochie
Mama Efe
Kelechi Udegbe
Jabi
Tough Bone
Ero
Tim Ebuka
Moussa
Sofiath Sanni
Alima
David Avincin Oparaeke
Ajah
Hidaya Ibrahim
Oli
Orianne Azangban
The Albino
Jakob Kerstan
Johnny
Joyce Tobi Lileru
Nurse
C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
Doctor / Director / Writer
Clinton Ovunda
Barman
Monalisa Stephen
Binti
Oge Obasi
Producer
Mami Wata Ratings & Reviews
Variety
Murtada Elfadl
Shot in dense, high-contrast black and white, writer-director C.J. "Fiery" Obasi's "Mami Wata," unspools like a mysterious dream. It's both inscrutable and hypnotic, delivering indelible images while remaining narratively opaque.
Awards Daily
Frank J. Avella
Beyond its gloriously arresting visual style, Mami Wata is an interesting comment on power and corruption, whether it's faith-based or practical. The film also acts as a warning against technological progress in the wrong hands.
Always Good Movies
Filipe Freitas
This brave and unusual film blends cultural defiance, intriguing mysticism, survival tension, and an unlikely romance, creating a narrative that is both poignant and unsettling.
Nuha Hassan (Medium)
Nuha Hassan
Under the merciless sky and near the crashing waves of Iyi, Mami Wata is a fearless mythical fable of resistance and rediscovering faith.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Respecting the conjuring power of movies is all the devotion that's required to fall under the spell cast by Obasi's stark, roiling tale of spirit-world mysteries and all-too-human machinations, filmed in an evocatively dense monochromatic palette.
Austin Chronicle
Josh Kupecki
Mami Wata is a marvel to behold and Obasi throws in enough curveballs to this familiar story to keep you off-kilter.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A gorgeously shot black-and-white film that tells an African folklore fable in a stunning lyrical manner.
Wall Street Journal
Kyle Smith
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.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
The film casts a spell, and the spell persists to the end.
New York Times
Brandon Yu
Manages to distill themes that are at once primal and complex with virtuosic simplicity via the film's arresting score, its refined story and dialogue and its black and white cinematography, which is more striking than most any modern Technicolor fantasy.
Next Best Picture
Cody Dericks
This is, above all else, a story about the bonds of family, and a trio of powerful performances helps sell the reality of these ties.
AWFJ.org
Nadine Whitney
Mami Wata is a poignant examination of tradition vs. modernity and the gradual forgetting of non-male godheads... hypnotising, disturbing, and empowering. The goddess shall rise.
In Review Online
Jake Pitre
The gorgeous black-and-white cinematography, combined with Juhen's memorable performance as Prisca, work to underline the complexity of African representation today.
Offscreen With Jillian
Jillian Chilingerian
Mami Wata is like watching a painting come to life with immaculately sculpted visuals that come together to craft a captivating fairy tale about what happens when traditions don't adapt to modernity.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
Using very simple props, Obasi constructs a whole world in this small coastal location.
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
Allyson Johnson
Mami Wata is gorgeous. The distinctive visuals and craftsmanship behind the scenes build a picture that's captivating, creating something bold, dreamlike, and mythical, as it tackles topics of realism and fable to transform the old into the new.
Sunshine State Cineplex
Alan French
Obasi proves more than capable of delivering a beautiful tale with visual flourishes and emotional nuance.
The Hollywood Reporter
Lovia Gyarkye
A vivid narrative and a dynamic study in color.
RogerEbert.com
Marya E. Gates
Through the use of a fable structure, Obasi deftly weaves heavy political, philosophical, and theological ideas together with his keen eye for striking imagery to craft a film that feels both classical and futuristic.
IndieWire
Katie Rife
The extra time spent developing the film pays off on screen: From its opening title design to the last notes of Tunde Jegede's score, Mami Wata is a work of art.
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