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Dry Season (2006)
Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals. Outraged by the news, Gumar Abatcha orders his grandson Atim, a sixteen-year-old youth, to trace the man who killed his father and to execute him. Atim obeys him and, armed with his father's own gun, he goes in search of Nassara, the man who made him an orphan. It does not take long before he finds him. Nassara, who now goes straight, is married, goes to the mosque and owns a small bakery. After some hesitation Atim offers him his services as an apprentice. He is hired then it will be easy for him to gun down the murderer of his father. At least, that is what he thinks...
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Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals. Outraged by the news, Gumar Abatcha orders his grandson Atim, a sixteen-year-old youth, to trace the man who killed his father and to execute him. Atim obeys him and, armed with his father's own gun, he goes in search of Nassara, the man who made him an orphan. It does not take long before he finds him. Nassara, who now goes straight, is married, goes to the mosque and owns a small bakery. After some hesitation Atim offers him his services as an apprentice. He is hired then it will be easy for him to gun down the murderer of his father. At least, that is what he thinks...
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Genre:Action, Drama, Thriller
Written By:Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
In Theaters:9/1/2006
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Chinguitty Films, Göi-Göi Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Entre Chien et Loup, New Crowned Hope, Araneo, Fonds Sud Cinéma, La Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, CNC, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Fonds Images Afrique du Ministère Français des Affaires Etranges, Coopération Belge au Développement, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Télédistributeurs Wallons, Canal+, Sofica Soficinéma 2, Tele-Chad
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