Abouna
Summary:
Nine-year-old Amine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and his older brother, Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa), are at loose ends when their father walks out on them one day for no apparent reason. Their mother (Zara Haroun) tells them that their father is "irresponsible." Amine doesn't understand the word, so he looks it up and ends up believing that it means their father is "not respo... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa - (Tahir)
Hamza Moctar Aguid - (Amine)
Zara Haroun - (Achta (Mother))
Mounira Khalil - (The Mute Girl)
Koulsy Lamko - (The Father)
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Review:
Abouna is a gently heartbreaking look at the lives of two boys growing up impoverished and fatherless in Chad. Filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun mixes in telling bits of documentary realism with his story of the two boys' lackadaisical search for their father. The filmmaker takes his time with the tale, lingering on details, like a long shot ... Continue >>
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