LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS Trailer – 2022 New African Film Festival
2021 Oscar® Selection, Chad
LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS [LINGUI]
With Chad's official Oscar® submission, Chadian master filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (A SCREAMING MAN, GRISGRIS) crafts a bold portrait of a determined single mother, her pregnant 15-year-old daughter and their struggle to seek out an abortion in a country in which the procedure is condemned by religion, society and the law. Exiled from her family at a young age after having a child out of wedlock, Amina (Achouackh Abakar Souleymane) has built a life for herself as a humble craftswoman living in the outskirts of Chad's capital, N'Djamena. When she discovers that her teenaged daughter Maria (Rihane Khalil Alio) has been expelled from school for becoming pregnant, Amina is adamant Maria not suffer a fate like her own. So when Maria decides to pursue an abortion — illegally, by default — Amina supports her decision and the pair embark on a perilous odyssey through N'Djamena and the hidden networks women must navigate in order to survive. Like last year's Venice Golden Lion winner HAPPENING, LINGUI is a resonant depiction of a fight for personal freedom against overwhelming odds, which is as relevant in America as it is in Chad. Winner, Top Five Foreign Language Films, 2021 National Board of Review Awards. Official Selection, 2021 AFI FEST, Cannes, Toronto, London, Chicago and Miami film festivals. DIR/SCR Mahamat-Saleh Haroun; PROD Melanie Andernach. Chad/France/Germany/Belgium, 2021, color, 87 min. In Arabic and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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