GriGris

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]

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

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]

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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