LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS
synopsis
Thirty-year-old Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives alone with her only child, the fifteen-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is not only pregnant but wishes to abort the child, the two women face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.
| international title: | Lingui, The Sacred Bonds |
| original title: | Lingui, les liens sacrés |
| country: | France, Chad, Germany, Belgium |
| sales agent: | Films Boutique |
| year: | 2021 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| film run: | 87' |
| screenplay: | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| cast: | Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio |
| cinematography by: | Mathieu Giombini |
| film editing: | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
| producer: | Florence Stern |
| co-producer: | Melanie Andernach |
| production: | Pili Films, Made In Germany Filmproduktion, Beluga Tree, Goï Goï Productions (TD) |
| backing: | Canal+ (FR), Canal+ Africa, Ciné+ (FR), TV5 Monde (FR) |
| distributor: | Ad Vitam |
