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Abouna (DVD, 2003)
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Fifteen year old Tahir and his eight year old brother Amine try to fill the void left by their father following his departure.Product Identifiers
EAN5060034570608
eBay Product ID (ePID)3963936
Product Key Features
ActorHamza Moctar Aguid, Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa, Zara Haroun
Film/TV TitleAbouna
DirectorMahamat-Saleh Haroun
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time84 Mins
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
FeaturesCast and Crew Biographies\Background Information\Trailer Reel, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureChad
ReviewsEmpire - ...Politically provocative and a singularly uplifting experience..., The Independent - ...Visually ravishing..., Time Out - ...A future classic no doubt about it...
Additional InformationThis sorrowful story begins when Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) and his little brother Amine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) learn that their father has abandoned them, and they embark on a desperate quest to bring him home. Roaming their city in central African Chad, they check with relatives, look in local shops, and wander the border bridge between Chad and Cameroon. They even believe they see him in a film at a local cinema, and later steal the film reel to confirm their suspicions. Left on her own and with Amine suffering asthma attacks because of the stress, their single-mindedness wears on their mother, Achta (Zara Haroun). Breaking under her burden, she sends the boys to a remote Koran school, a dusty, harsh place filled with aggressive boys and an unforgiving teacher. Despite Tahir falling in love with a local girl, the boys fail to thrive in this bleak environment. Soon, the family becomes forever marred by a tragedy even more shocking than that which initially split them apart. The starkly beautiful Chadian landscape reflects the desolation the boys feel as the family slowly deteriorates. And the pacing of the story is incredibly slow, underscoring the way the boys refuse to accept that their father abandoned them. Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, whose BYE BYE AFRICA was the first feature film ever produced in Chad, creates a sensitive portrait of a family in crisis with ABOUNA, transcending national and cultural borders to touch the heart of every father-son bond.
Movie/TV TitleAbouna
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- 22 Oct, 2020
A beautiful family drama from Chad.
This is a truly great film, and very accessible. Highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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