Daresalam
6.9
In a small Central African village, boyhood friends Djimi and Koni have come of age under a post-colonial government that levies crippling taxes and legally robs local farmers of their meager crops. When impulsive Koni savagely attacks a visiting government official, the resulting massacre forces the two friends on a journey that will transform them from boys into men, from farmers into soldiers and from villagers into revolutionaries. "We fight in one world so we can live in another," declares Koni as the two battle shoulder to shoulder against government troops. But while Koni embraces the politics and carnage of their dangerous new guerilla existence, Djimi longs for the simplicity and grace of the village life they've left behind. As the rebels move closer to victory, the two friends move closer to a clash of their own.
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Cast
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Haïkal Zakaria
Djimi
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Abdoulaye Ahmat
Koni
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Pierre Javaux
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Ismael Ben-Cherrif
Issa Serge Coelo
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Bye Bye Africa
Gérard Essomba
Adoum
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Pieces of Identity
Operation Leopard
Askia Traoré
Sidiki Bakaba
Félix
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The Professional
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Pierre Guillaume
Youssouf Djaoro
Tom
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Garba Issa
Yacoub
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Baba Hassan Fatime
Achta
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Issa Serge Coelo Director · Ismael Ben-Cherrif Writer
United States release January 1, 2001 · Produced in Chad, France, Burkina Faso · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Pierre Javaux Productions
Production
DCN
Production
La Sept-Arte
Production
Parenthese Films
Production
CNC
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Chad · France · Burkina Faso
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
United States · January 1, 2001
Theatrical
Belgium
October 9, 2001 · Flanders International Film Festival
France
May 11, 2002 · TV premiere
Germany
February 12, 2001 · Berlin International Film Festival
Netherlands
August 30, 2001 · Africa in the Picture Film Festival
Poland
April 19, 2007 · Warsaw Afrykamera
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