Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Director

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Chadian filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, who studied film in France, has received significant international recognition for his work. His feature film *A Screaming Man* (2010) was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Previously, his film *Daratt* (Dry Season) won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2006. His more recent drama *Lingui, The Sacred Bonds* (2021) also premiered at Cannes. In his work, Haroun frequently explores the consequences of civil wars and the social realities in Chad.

Films on Sooner

  • Grigris

    2013

    101 mins

    Drama, Crime

    Grigris wants to become a dancer—despite his paralyzed leg. When his stepfather falls ill, he gets caught up in the dangerous world of smuggling.

  • Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

    2021

    87 mins

    Drama

    Deeply humanist drama centred on the strength and resilience of women in the face of a dangerously patriarchal society.