Abouna

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Abouna (Our Father)
Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Produced by Guillaume de Seille
Written by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Starring Ahidjo Mahamet Moussa
Hamza Moctar Aguid
Zara Haroun
Mounira Khalil
Diego Moustapha Ngarade
Music by Ali Farka Touré
Cinematography Abraham Haile Biru
Editing by Sarah Taouss Matton
Distributed by Filmmuseum Distributie (Netherlands),
Kairos Filmverleih (Germany)
Leisure Time Features (USA)
MK2 Diffusion (France)
Release date(s) 20 May 2002 (Cannes Film Festival premiere)
Running time 84 min.
Language Arabic, French
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Abouna (English: "Our Father") is a 2003 award winning film by Chadian director Mahamat Saleh Haroun. It was filmed on location in Gaoui and N'Djamena, Chad.

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[edit] Plot synopsis

Moussa & Aguid
Moussa & Aguid

Two boys (Moussa & Aguid) awake one morning to find that their father has abandoned their family. Shocked, they begin to misbehave. While surreptitiously watching a movie, they think they see their father speaking to them and steal the film to examine the frames. Their mother (Haroun) eventually despairs and sends them to Koranic school. Unhappy, they plan their escape until the eldest boy falls in love with a mute girl (Khalil).

[edit] Casting and production

Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa, who played the 15-year old Tahir, was offered a choice of boys to play his younger brother Amine. He eventually chose eight-year old Hamza Moctar Aguid because he felt that Aguid could really be his brother.

After each day for shooting, film was sent 2600 miles to Paris for processing. Only after waiting several days, when word came back that there were no problems, would shooting resume.[1]

[edit] Awards

The film won the following awards:[2]


[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Abouna by Josh Hillman, BBC Four
  2. ^ Awards, IMDB
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