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Chad, 2006. The government has granted amnesty to all war criminals. Atim, 16 years old, is given a revolver by his grandfather so that he may kill the man who killed his father. Atim leaves his village for N'djamena, seeking a man he does not know. He quickly locates him: former war criminal Nassara is now married and settled down as the owner of a small bakery. With the firm intention of killing him, Atim gets closer to Nassara under the guise of looking for work, and is hired as an apprentice baker. Intrigued by Atim's attitude toward him, Nassara takes him under his wing and teaches him the secrets of making bread. Over the weeks, a strange relationship evolves between the two. Despite his disgust, Atim seems to recognise in Nassara the father figure he has always needed, while Nassara sees the teenager as a potential son.
Chinguitty Films et Goèi-Goèi Productions presentent ; âecrit et râealisâe par Mahamet-Saleh Haroun ; une production Abderrahmane Sissako et Franck-Nicolas Chelle.
Title from resource description page (viewed October 13, 2016).
Ali Bacha Barkaï, Youssouf Djaoro, Aziza Hisseine, Khayar Oumar Defallah, Djibril Ibrahim.
In French and Arabic with English subtitles.
Won 2006 Venice Film Festival, Special Jury Prize
Won 2006 Amiens International Film Festival, Special Mention
Won 2007 Motovun Film Festival, Amnesty International Award
Won 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival, Best Cinematography
Won 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival, Bronze Etalon de Yennega
Won 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival, European Union Award
Won 2006 Venice Film Festival, EIUC Award
Won 2006 Venice Film Festival, Human Rights Film Network Award Special Mention
Won 2006 Venice Film Festival, SIGNIS Award Honorable Mention
Won 2006 Venice Film Festival, UNESCO Award
Nominated 2006 Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion
Photography, Abraham Haile Biru ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo ; music, Wasis Diop.