Present-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N’Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities demand that the population contribute to the “war effort”, giving money or volunteers old enough to fight off the assailants. The District Chief constantly harasses Adam for his contribution. But Adam is penniless; he only has his son….
Release Date: 13 April 2011Runtime: 92 min
Stars:
- Abdou Boukar
- Diouc Koma
- Djénéba Koné
- Emile Abossolo M'bo
- Fatimé Nguenabaye
- Gérard Ganda Mayoumbila
- Hadje Fatime N'Goua
- Heling Li
- John Mbaiedoum
- Mahamat Choukou
- Marius Yelolo
- Rémadji Adèle Ngaradoumbaye
- Sylvain Mbaikoubou
- Tourgoudi Oumar
- Youssouf Djaoro
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
