Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
2021 film
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Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (French: Lingui, les liens sacrés)[2] is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun.[3] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] It was selected as the Chadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[6] It also won IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 52nd International Film Festival of India
Rihane Khalil Alio
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| Directed by | Mahamat Saleh Haroun |
| Written by | Mahamat Saleh Haroun |
| Produced by | Florence Stern |
| Starring | Achouackh Abakar Souleymane Rihane Khalil Alio |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Giombini |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
| Music by | Wasis Diop |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | France Chad Germany Belgium |
| Languages | French Chadian Arabic |
| Box office | $37,393[1] |
Plot
On the outskirts of N'Djamena in Chad, Amina lives alone with her 15-year-old daughter Maria. Her already fragile world collapses the day she discovers that her daughter is pregnant. The teenager does not want this pregnancy. In a country where abortion is not only condemned by religion, but also by law, Amina finds herself facing a battle that seems lost in advance.
Cast
- Achouackh Abakar Souleymane as Amina
- Rihane Khalil Alio as Maria
- Youssouf Djaoro as Brahim