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| Summary: | The government of Chad granted amnesty to war criminals in 2006, following forty years of civil strife. Atim, age 16, is given a revolver by his grandfather so that he may find and kill the man who killed his father. Atim quickly locates Nassara, now married and living as a baker in a nearby village. Pretending to be looking for work, Atim is hired as an apprentice baker. Despite his disgust, Atim gradually recognizes the father figure he has always needed. Nassara sees the teenager as a potential son and one day proposes adoption.--Publisher description.
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in Chad in 2006.
Special features include director Q & A and deleted scenes and theatrical trailer. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Format: | DVD (region 2, PAL format), widescreen (1:1.77), sterso. |
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| Audience: | "Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over. Not to be supplied to any person below that age."--Container. |
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| Awards: | Winner, Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival, 2006. |
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| Production Credits: | Photography, Abraham Haile Biru ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo ; music, Wasis Diop. |
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| Participant or Performer: | Ali Bacha Barkaï, Youssouf Djaoro, Aziza Hisseine, Djibril Ibrahim, Fatimé Hadje, Khayar Dumar Defallan. |
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| Language: | In French and Arabic with English subtitles. |
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