- Studio: Film Movement
- Release Date: Apr 13, 2011
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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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