Diya
7.3
Dane, a driver for an NGO in N’Djamena (capital of Chad), has the misfortune to run over a schoolboy. His pregnant wife runs to his aid to pay the hospital bills, but it’s too late: the child succumbs to his injuries, and his family summons Dane’s. He will be subjected to the diya, the blood debt, the payment of an exorbitant sum he doesn’t have.
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Cast
11 people
Ferdinand Mbaïssané
Dane
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Moussa Zakaria Ibet
Oumarou
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Ramada Mahamat
Fatimé
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Youssouf Djaoro
Béchir
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Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
Solmem Marina Ndormadjingar
Delphine
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Haïkal Zakaria
L'inspecteur
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Guindja Mah
Oncle Bamy
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Prisca Maceleney Trabi
Aminata
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Abakar Ibrahim Mahamat
Younous
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Moussa Ibrahim Mahamat
Ismael
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Brahim Balaïmdana
Zakaria
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Achille Ronaimou Director · Caleb Rimtobaye Composer Cyrille Hubert Cinematographer
First release February 24, 2025 · Produced in Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany · Languages Arabic, French
Production
SIC Productions
Production
Babi Pictures
Production
Artisans du Film
Production
Filmgalerie 451
Production
Canal+ International
Production
Chad · Côte d’Ivoire · France · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Diya, le prix du sang
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Burkina Faso · February 24, 2025
Premiere · FESPACO Film FEstival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 5, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Germany
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Französische Filmtage Tübingen | Stuttgart
November 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
November 25, 2025 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Switzerland
August 12, 2026 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival