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Angel

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Angel is the fateful love story between Thierry, a world famous cyclist, who meets Fae, a sex worker, on his holiday in Senegal. Unlike many of the western men on holiday there, Thierry has no intention of exploring the sex-trade. But he and Fae encounter each other with the force of a coup de foudre: these two whose bodies are their work find in each other the redemptive love they seek. But the complications of Thierry's past as a disgraced athlete and Fae's refusal to register with the authorities so as not to define her life, may not allow the dream they enter to be realized. Angel explores this story with intoxicating sensuality taking us into the present and past of these fated characters.
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Dwight Brown National Newspaper Publishers Association 09/18/2018
3/4
This moody, gorgeously crafted portrait of two disparate souls who tryst with each other one fateful night, is a hypnotic ode to damaged people looking for a night of consoling. Go to Full Review Ella Kemp Little White Lies 09/14/2018
Where a lesser film could unravel in favour of a portrait of extremes, Angel maintains an authenticity which transcends place and status. Go to Full Review Gayle MacDonald Globe and Mail 09/06/2018
2/4
Flemish director Koen Mortier's latest film... [uses] flashbacks (which are sometimes confusing) to flesh out the two main characters' backstories. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 07/16/2021
There's a distinctive intensity to this film, both aesthetically and emotionally, that makes it well worthwhile. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat 06/29/2021
7.5/10
Angel evokes just the right amount of emotion to justify a place in our hearts for tragic storytelling. Go to Full Review Jacob Oller Paste Magazine 06/25/2021
6.5/10
Angel excels at constructing feelings rather than thoughts. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/28/2021 talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique See more Read all reviews
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Koen Mortier

Director

Vincent Rottiers

Thierry

Paul Bartel

Serge

Fatou N'Diaye

Fae

Matar Diouf

Mamadou

Aicha Cisse

Binta
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Synopsis Angel is the fateful love story between Thierry, a world famous cyclist, who meets Fae, a sex worker, on his holiday in Senegal. Unlike many of the western men on holiday there, Thierry has no intention of exploring the sex-trade. But he and Fae encounter each other with the force of a coup de foudre: these two whose bodies are their work find in each other the redemptive love they seek. But the complications of Thierry's past as a disgraced athlete and Fae's refusal to register with the authorities so as not to define her life, may not allow the dream they enter to be realized. Angel explores this story with intoxicating sensuality taking us into the present and past of these fated characters.
Director
Koen Mortier
Producer
Eurydice Gysel
Screenwriter
Koen Mortier, Dimitri Verhulst
Distributor
Oration Films
Production Co
Graniet Film BV, Czar Film
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 25, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 27, 2021
Runtime
1h 45m
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