A Chadian film director who lives and works in France returns home upon the death of his mother. He is shocked at the degraded state of the country and the national cinema. The filmmaker decides to make a film dedicated to his mother.
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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Haroun
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Robert Millié
Claude Gilaizeau
Aïcha Yelena
Isabelle
Sylvie Maigne
Al-hadj Ahmat dit Pecos
Abakar Mahamat-Saleh
Ali
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Le père
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Ringo Efoua-Ela
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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Director · Robert Millié Cinematographer Stéphane Legoux Cinematographer
Budget $10K · United States release March 27, 2003 · Produced in Chad, France
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Budget
$10,000
Production
Images Plus
Production
Tele-Chad
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La Lanterne
Production
Chad · France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Chad · January 1, 1999
United States · March 27, 2003
Wisconsin Film Festival
France · November 5, 2003
Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 2000 · Toronto International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 16, 2001 · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
September 1, 1999 · Premiere · Source: IMDB (Venice)
Netherlands
August 30, 2001 · Africa in the Picture Film Festival
United Kingdom
December 6, 2008 · London African Film Festival
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