This sorrowful story begins when Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) and his little brother Amine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) learn that their father has abandoned them, and they embark on a desperate quest to bring him home. Roaming their city in central African Chad, they check with relatives, look in local shops, and wander the border .. Read more
| Starring | Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa, Zara Haroun, Hamza Moctar Aguid |
|---|---|
| Director | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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This sorrowful story begins when Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) and his little brother Amine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) learn that their father has abandoned them, and they embark on a desperate quest to bring him home. Roaming their city in central African Chad, they check with relatives, look in local shops, and wander the border bridge between Chad and Cameroon. They even believe they see him in a film at a local cinema, and later steal the film reel to confirm their suspicions. Left on her own and with Amine suffering asthma attacks because of the stress, their single-mindedness wears on their mother, Achta (Zara Haroun). Breaking under her burden, she sends the boys to a remote Koran school, a dusty, harsh place filled with aggressive boys and an unforgiving teacher. Despite Tahir falling in love with a local girl, the boys fail to thrive in this bleak environment. Soon, the family becomes forever marred by a tragedy even more shocking than that which initially split them apart. The starkly beautiful Chadian landscape reflects the desolation the boys feel as the family slowly deteriorates. And the pacing of the story is incredibly slow, underscoring the way the boys refuse to accept that their father abandoned them. Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, whose BYE BYE AFRICA was the first feature film ever produced in Chad, creates a sensitive portrait of a family in crisis with ABOUNA, transcending national and cultural borders to touch the heart of every father-son bond.
| Starring | Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa, Zara Haroun, Hamza Moctar Aguid |
|---|---|
| Director | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: not available |
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Abouna
Exceedingly beautiful and sad.
Whether out of guilt or just an enlightened belief in movies, the French have a commendable record for fostering filmmaking in their former colonies in Asia and West Africa. Mahamet Saleh Haroun was born in war-torn Chad, but he was wounded in the conflict and escaped in a wheel barrow. He went on to study filmmaking in France, and has two previous features to his credit both of which have been highly praised: Bye Bye Africa (1994) and Abouna (2002). Daratt - which means 'Dry Season' - is a... Read more
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