Adam Ousmane is a pool attendant at a local resort. When the new managers decide to downsize, Adam loses his job to his own son, Abdel. Shattered by the turn of events, Adam is pressured into contributing to the Chadian war effort. With no money to speak of, the only asset he can donate is his son.
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
pool attendant
republic of chad
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Youssouf Djaoro
Adam 'Champion' Ousmane
Diouc Koma
Abdel Ousmane
Emile Abossolo M'bo
Le chef de quartier
Hadje Fatime N'Goua
Mariam
Marius Yelolo
David
Djénéba Koné
Djénéba Koné
Crew
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Screenplay
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Editor
Sébastien Delloye
Co-Producer
Julie Brenta
Sound Editor
Laurent Brunet
Cinematography
Dana Farzanehpour
Sound
Philippe Vandendriessche
Sound
Philippe van Leer
Foley
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
lik
5.1★ · 02/28/23
father of the year
father of the year
Jagdish
7.1★ · 02/25/23
that scene where mariam cuts open a watermelon to passionately feed her husband while news about the country’s political situation continues to drone on — is in my opinion, one of the best scenes in world cinema.
that scene where mariam cuts open a watermelon to passionately feed her husband while news about the country’s political situation continues to drone on — is in my opinion, one of the best scenes in world cinema.
