Wir feiern den Auftakt des New Yorker Human Rights Watch Film Festivals mit einem Meisterwerk von Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Diese Ode an die Resilienz tschadischer Frauen im Angesicht patriarchalischer Grausamkeiten ist ein leises, radikales Drama, das die heilende Wärme einer mütterlichen Umarmung hat.
The Dardenne Brothers won the Best Director award at Cannes for this beautifully rendered character study, featuring an extraordinary performance from Idir Ben Addi. In line with their body of social realism, Young Ahmed is an empathetic look at the humanity behind a sensationalized subject.
Winner of the Grand Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, this Chadian film presents an ambiguous tale of revenge, deeply rooted in the country’s recent scars. Dry Season raises difficult questions about the role of justice in the aftermath of conflict through a touching personal story.