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Summary: Present-day Chad. Adam, sixty something, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities demand that the population contribute to the "war effort", giving money or volunteers old enough to fight off the assailants. The District Chief constantly harasses Adam for his contribution. But Adam is penniless; he only has his son....
Runtime: 92 min
Production: Canal+
Genre: Drama
Countries: France, Belgium, Chad
Languages: French, Arabic
Director Credit
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Director
Writer Credit
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Writer
Cast Credit
Abdou Boukar Le Maître D'hôtel
Dioucounda Koma Abdel
Djénéba Koné Djeneba
Emile Abossolo M'bo Le Chef De Quartier
Fatimé Nguenabaye La Voisine
Gérard Ganda Mayoumbila Le Sous-Officier
Hadje Fatime N'Goua Mariam
Heling Li Mme Wang
John Mbaiedoum Etienne
Mahamat Choukou Soldat Barrage 1
Marius Yelolo David
Rémadji Adèle Ngaradoumbaye Souad
Sylvain Mbaikoubou Le Nouveau Cuisinier
Tourgoudi Oumar Soldat Barrage 2
Youssouf Djaoro Adam
Producer Credit
Diana Elbaum Co-Producer
Florence Stern Producer
Sébastien Delloye Co-Producer
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