Film: Daratt = Dry Season

As part of the CineMAfrique film series, join us in discussing this award winning film from Chad. We invite you to watch the film on your own time (access information is provided below) and then join us for a fun and relaxed Zoom session to discuss and share your impressions of the film. Please Please RSVP by email at asl@bu.edu to receive the Zoom meeting information. Daratt = Dry Season (2006) 92 mins. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. Directed & written by Mahamat Saleh Haroun and produced by Abderrahmane Sissako, Franck-Nicolas Chelle et al The government has granted amnesty to all war criminals. Atim, 16 years old, is given a revolver by his grandfather so that he may kill the man who killed his father. Atim leaves his village for N'djamena, seeking a man he does not know. He quickly locates him: former war criminal Nassara is now married and settled down as the owner of a small bakery. With the firm intention of killing him, Atim gets closer to Nassara under the guise of looking for work, and is hired as an apprentice baker. Intrigued by Atim's attitude toward him, Nassara takes him under his wing and teaches him the secrets of making bread. Over the weeks, a strange relationship evolves between the two.

When 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Contact Name Rachel Dwyer
Contact Email rdwyer@bu.edu
Contact Organization African Studies Library
Fees Free