Chad, 2006. The government has granted amnesty to all war criminals. Atim, 16 years old, is given a revolver by his grandfather so that he may kill the man who killed his father...
Atim leaves his village for N’djamena, seeking a man he does not know. He quickly locates him: former war criminal Nassara is now married and settled down as the owner of a small bakery...
With the firm intention of killing him, Atim gets closer to Nassara under the guise of looking for work, and is hired as an apprentice baker…
Intrigued by Atim's attitude toward him, Nassara takes him under his wing and teaches him the secrets of making bread...
Over the weeks, a strange relationship evolves between the two. Despite his disgust, Atim seems to recognise in Nassara the father figure he has always needed, while Nassara sees the teenager as a potential son.
One day, he suggests adoption...
Casting
Abdéramane Abakar
Ali Barkaï
Aziza Hisseine Masri
Djibril Ibrahim
Fatimé Hadje
Garba Issa
Hadjé Fatimé N'Goua
Khayar Oumar Defallah
Youssouf Djaoro
Technical
Directeur de la photo : Abraham Haile Biru
Ingénieur du son : Dana Farzanehpour
Monteur son : Fred Meert
Avec l'aide de : Frédéric Delcor
Avec l'aide de : Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB)
Réalisateur : Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Monteur image : Marie-Hélène Dozo
Mixeur : Philippe Baudhuin
Mixeur : Studio L'Equipe
Musique : Wasis Diop
Festivals and awards
Sélectionné en compétition officielle à la 63ème Mostra de Venise: Grand prix spécial du jury, Prix EIUC, Prix Human Rights Film Network, Prix SIGNIS, Prix Unesco, Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou: Etalon de bronze de Yennenga - prix de la meilleure image - prix union européenne
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