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27 December 2006 (France) morePlot:
Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals... more | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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European Film Awards 2009: Prix Eurimages (From Alternative Film Guide. 19 October 2009, 2:05 AM, PDT)
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Compelling tale of revenge more (7 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Ali Barkai | ... | Atim | |
| Youssouf Djaoro | ... | Nassara | |
| Aziza Hisseine | ... | Aicha, la femme de Nassara | |
| Khayar Oumar Defallah | ... | Gumar Abatcha, le grand-père d'Atim | |
| Djibril Ibrahim | ... | Moussa | |
| Hadje Fatime N'Goua | ... | La tante de Moussa (as Fatimé Hadje) | |
| Garba Issa | ... | Le voisin de Nassara | |
| Abderamane Abakar | ... | Le soldat du taxi brousse |
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Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12Filming Locations:
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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's story is remarkable in it's starkness of setting - the desert of Chad - and in the manner in which it unfolds. This is a two-hander in which there is very little dialogue - one can't talk and the other won't. This creates an almost surreal element to the film, where hatred seethes through silent glares.
When the Chad Commission for Truth and Justice grants amnesty to some 200 war criminals, the elderly Gumar Abatcha gives his dead son's pistol to his orphaned grandson Atim and dispatches him to kill the murderer of Atim's father. Living far away, Nassara is a dangerous man who now ekes out a living as a baker, trying to forget his past. When Atim finds him, he insinuates himself into Nassara's life with the intent of exacting revenge. Dry Season would make an excellent companion film to Death and the Maiden (1994), Roman Polanski's thrilling film version of a play about political repression and revenge in Central America.
I find it unfortunate that we have to wait for festivals to see films like this (I saw it at the Melbourne International Film Festival). It depicts a culture we know virtually nothing about, is visually stunning and was thoroughly engaging. An excellent film.