Directing
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Born January 1, 1961 · Abéché, Chad (age 65)
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (French pronunciation: [ma.ama sale aʁun]; Arabic: محمد الصالح هارون; born 1961; Abéché). is a Chadian filmmaker. Loaded with complex moral and political themes, Haroun’s films confront questions of individual, familial, and national responsibility with unerring compassion and profound personal insight. He left Chad during the civil wars of the 1980s. Haroun is the first Cha…
Known For
Goï-Goï · 1995Goï-Goï
★ 1.01995
MovieDrama
A dissolute man whose wife cheats on him seeks revenge to preserve his honor.
Maral tanié · 1994Maral tanié
1994
MovieDrama
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars · 2026Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
★ 6.32026
MovieDrama
Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does not understand. Her disquiet and uncertainty only change when she meets Aya. It is an encounter with destiny that forges a mystical world where the visible and invisible converge.
Grigris · 2013Grigris
★ 5.92013
MovieDramaCrime
Souleymane, 25, dreams of being a dancer in spite of having a paralyzed leg. At nightclubs, he transforms into the beloved dancer Grigris, impressing people with his moves. However, when his stepfather falls seriously ill, Souleymane desperately needs money and decides to work for petrol smugglers.
B 400 · 1997B 400
★ 8.01997
MovieDrama
A girl is locked out of her apartment building as a result of a prank. Can she get back in without disobeying any of her mother's warnings?
Lingui, the Sacred Bonds · 2021Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
★ 6.62021
MovieDrama
On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. In the process, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they’ve ever known.
Kalala · 2006Kalala
2006
MovieDocumentary
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun lost his close friend and collaborator Hissein Djibrine (nicknamed 'Kalala' after the Congolese footballer) to Aids in 2003. he returned to Chad to make this personal, cathartic documentary as an expression of his grief to unravel the facts about Kalala's death and to honour his memory.
Our Father · 2002Our Father
★ 6.12002
MovieDrama
Two boys (Tamir & Amine) awake one morning to find that their father has abandoned their family. Shocked, they begin to misbehave. While surreptitiously watching a movie, they think they see their father speaking to them and steal the film to examine the frames. Their mother (Achta) eventually despairs and sends them to Koranic school. Unhappy, they plan their escape until the eldest boy falls in love with a deaf girl (Khalil).
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