Félicité’s life takes a complicated turn when her son Samo (Gaetan Claudia) is critically injured in a motorcycle accident. She is forced to swallow her pride and go hat-in-hand to any possible source of financing for the costly surgery, medication and follow-up medical care. Concurrent with this crisis, Félicité is fixed in the romantic crosshairs of Tabu (Papi Mpaka), a charming bar patron and handyman with demons of his own.

Music forms the spine of Félicité; not just due to the livelihood of its heroine, but also from the presence of a tone-setting chorus. Félicité is a quietly resonant slice of new African cinema.

Screening as part of the 25th French Film Festival - see the full film programme here.