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Dry Season
Why this pick
Haroun again uses a spare, morally pressurised father-and-son story, letting Chad’s postwar tensions reshape private loyalties with the same quiet gravity.
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MOVIE2010 1h 32m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Adam (Youssouf Djaoro), a former central African swimming champion, is the pool attendant at a luxury hotel. He is known as Champ. As an economy measure Mrs. Wang, the manager, demotes him to gate security guard and his son Abdel is made pool attendant.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marius Yelolo
David