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Review – The African Doctor (2016)

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The French Film ‘The African Doctor’ is a Satire of Cultural Acceptance

by Nile Fortner

The French film originally titled, Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont (Welcome to Marly Gomont) a.k.a. The African Doctor, tells the true story of Seyolo Zantoko, a French doctor, who struggles to serve as a doctor in a small French village and obtain French nationality in order to expose his family to a wider world. The comedy-drama film is based on the real-life father of French musician Kamini Zantoko, who is also one of the co-writers, and the movie is directed by Julien Rambaldi.

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Review – Patti Cake$ (2017)

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Precious’ Meets ‘Hustle & Flow’ in ‘Patti Cake$

by Nile Fortner

Patti Cake$ is a heartwarming story about a young woman from New Jersey named Patricia Dombrowski, who has dreams of achieving stardom and success as a rapper. Patricia, aka Killer P, aka Patti Cake$, wants to follow in the same footsteps of her favorite rapper. In order to achieve this goal, Patti receives help from her friend, a mysterious Goth musician, and her supportive grandmother.

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