GriGris

GriGris
Film poster
Directed byMahamat Saleh Haroun
Written byMahamat-Saleh Haroun
Produced byFlorence Stern
StarringSoulémane Démé
Mariam Monory
Cyril Guei
Marius Yelolo
CinematographyAntoine Héberlé
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Music byWasis Diop
Production
company
Pili Films
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release date
  • 22 May 2013 (2013-05-22) (Cannes)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Chad
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

GriGris is a 2013 French-Chadian drama film directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, starring Soulémane Démé, Mariam Monory, Cyril Guei and Marius Yelolo. It is about a 25-year-old man with a paralysed leg who dreams of becoming a dancer, and starts to work for a gang of petrol smugglers. The film was produced through the French Pili Films with co-production support from the Chadian Goï Goï Productions. It also received support from Canal+, Ciné+, TV5Monde, Canal Horizons and the CNC. Filming started 29 October 2012.[1]

The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[2] and won the Vulcan Award.[3] The film was selected as the Chadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[4][5] but it was not nominated. The film also screened at the 36th Denver Film Festival.[6][unreliable source?]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (2012-09-18). "Mahamat-Saleh Haroun prepares Grisgris". cineuropa.org. Cineuropa. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  2. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Cannes Film Festival: Awards 2013". Cannes. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ "76 Countries In Competition For 2013 Foreign Language Film Oscar". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. ^ "Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's 'Grigris' Is Chad's Entry For Best Foreign Language Film Oscar". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  6. ^ Cangialosi, Jason. "'GriGris' Movie Review: Starz Denver Film Festival". Yahoo! Voices. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.


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