Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
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A single mother in Chad and her 15-year-old pregnant daughter secretly seek an illegal abortion, risking everything against religion and law.
Why watch: Competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2021.
Cast
Achouackh Abakar Souleymane as Amina
Rihane Khalil Alio as Maria
Youssouf Djaoro as Brahim
Briya Gomdigue as Fanta
Saleh Sambo as Imam
Hadje Fatime N'Goua as Sage-femme
Hamid Khayar as Dr. Adoum
Emmanuel M'Baide Rotoubam as Sauveur Fleuve
Adjidé Mahamat as Exciseuse
Aïssa Mbogo as Colette
Hawa Abdelhakim as Halime
Leïla Ousmane Gam as La Proviseure
Chanceline Allah-Odoum Guinlar as Bintou
Darassalam Tahir as Maïmouna
Djaïbé Noubadjim as Père Maïmouna
Crew
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun — Director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun — Screenplay
Melanie Andernach — Producer
Mathieu Giombini — Director of Photography
Marie-Hélène Dozo — Editor
Wasis Diop — Original Music Composer
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