Babetida Sadjo

Babetida Sadjo

Biography

Babetida Sadjo was born in Guinea-Bissau and spent her youth in Vietnam before moving to Belgium at the age of 17. She is a graduate of the Conservatoire Royal d'Art Dramatique in Brussels, and has acted in several plays. Her film career began in 2014 with P. Van Hees' WASTE LAND, for which she was the first Black woman to win an Ensor for Best Supporting Actress. She gained international recognition with, among others, AND BREATHE NORMALLY by Í. Uggadóttir (Sundance 2018). In 2020, she received the Best Actress award at the South Australian Screen Awards, as well as at Cinefest Oz (Australia) for AYAAN. She played the lead role in the Netflix series INTO THE NIGHT and in the Flemish series LOST LUGGAGE.She plays the lead in Ellie Foumbi's film OUR FATHER THE DEVIL.