Lingui, the sacred bonds

A Film by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

Technical details : 2021 - Chad, France, Belgium, Germany - Drama - 1.85 - 87 min.

Cast : Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio, Youssouf Djaoro

Languages : French, Arabic

Producers : Florence Stern, Diana Elbaum, Melanie Andernach

SYNOPSIS

On the outskirts of N'Djamena in Chad, Amina lives alone with her only 15-year-old daughter Maria. Her already fragile world collapses the day she discovers that her daughter is pregnant. The teenager does not want this pregnancy. In a country where abortion is not only condemned by religion, but also by law, Amina finds herself facing a battle that seems lost in advance...

OSCARS 2022: Official Submission

Cannes 2021
Official Competition

TIFF 2021
Special Presentations

London BFI
International Competition

Sydney IFF
Gala Presentation

Oscars 2022
Official submission

SYNOPSIS

On the outskirts of N'Djamena in Chad, Amina lives alone with her only 15-year-old daughter Maria. Her already fragile world collapses the day she discovers that her daughter is pregnant. The teenager does not want this pregnancy. In a country where abortion is not only condemned by religion, but also by law, Amina finds herself facing a battle that seems lost in advance...

OSCARS 2022: Official Submission