Binti

Recommendedforages8andup<br/>　　Twelve-year-oldBintiandherfather,Jovial,areundocumentedimmigrantsfromtheCongo,whohavelivedinBelgiumsinceBintiwasababy.Shedreamsoflivinganormallifeandaspirestobeanonlineinfluencer,buttheirlivesareupendedwhentherefugeesquattheyarelivinginisraidedbytheBelgianpolice.Whileontherun,BintidiscoversasecrettreehousewhereshemeetsElias,whoisworkingtosavetheokapi,thethreatened“forestgiraffe”nativetotheCongo.Eliasisalsostrugglingtocometotermswithhisparents’divorce,hisfather’snewlifeinBrazil,andhowtorelatetohismother’scurrentsuitor.SoonafterBintiandElias’sencounterinthewoods,theirparentsmeet,andBintiquicklyrealizesthatasolutiontoherproblemsisrightinfrontofher—allsheneedstodoisconvinceElias’smomandherdadtogetmarried.Throughpoignantstorytellingthatallaudienceswillenjoy,thisaward-winningfilmexploresweightyissueswithhumor,empathy,andlove.