Abouna
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Abouna (Our Father) | |
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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
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]
- 2002 Hong Kong International Film Festival: Firebird Award - Special Mention
- 2002 Kerala International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Crow Pheasant
- 2003 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival: Baobab Seed Award, Best Cinematography, INALCO Award and UNICEF Award for Childhood
[edit] Notes and references
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