Dry Season
2006
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Synopsis
Chad, 2006. After a forty-year civil war, the radio announces the government has just amnestied the war criminals. Outraged by the news, Gumar Abatcha orders his grandson Atim, a sixteen-year-old youth, to trace the man who killed his father and to execute him. Atim obeys him and, armed with his father's own gun, he goes in search of Nassara, the man who made him an orphan. It does not take long before he finds him. Nassara, who now goes straight, is married, goes to the mosque and owns a small bakery. After some hesitation Atim offers him his services as an apprentice. He is hired then it will be easy for him to gun down the murderer of his father. At least, that is what he thinks...
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Awards
Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
Setting
Chad
Original language
Shuwa
Trailer
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2012 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2006 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2006 generic
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