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A First-Time Filmmaker Makes a Mark in Cannes Competition with a Senegalese Drama

By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades. One dramatic exception this year is Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a French-Senegalese filmmaker whose first film, “Banel & Adama,” landed among the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or. “It’s […]

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