In The Passenger, a man named Locke assumes the identity of a deceased person he meets in Africa. He becomes entangled in a dangerous world of arms trafficking and stolen identities, leading to a thrilling road trip across Europe, filled with suspense and mystery.
In war-torn Chad, a hotel pool attendant is forced to give up his job to his son when the hotel owner decides to support the war effort. As the man searches for his missing son, he grapples with the unfairness of his dismissal and the devastating consequences of the conflict.
Grigris, a young disabled man living in Chad, dreams of becoming a dancer. To make ends meet, he takes on odd jobs and becomes involved in a criminal scheme. Along the way, he falls in love with Mimi, a prostitute, and together they face numerous challenges and obstacles.
In 2013, former Chadian dictator Hissein Habré’s arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat for the survivors of his regime. Accompanied by the Chairman of the Association of the Victims of the Hissein Habré Regime, Mahamat Saleh Haroun goes to meet those who survived this tragedy and who still bear the scars of the horror in their flesh and in their souls. Through their courage and determination, the victims accomplish an unprecedented feat in the history of Africa: that of bringing a Head of State to trial.
Kellou, in her forties, lives in Bol, the capital of Sahel’s province. She’s a fisher, profession transmitted from mother to daughter. She learned it from her mother. But since a few years, Lake Tchad has been shrinking, and fish has become rare. Kellou’s job is threatened. One day, after an un- successful catch, her 12 year old daughter Mouna gives her an idea: pick up plastic bags invading the lake and make ropes out of it to sell them on the market. By this simple gesture, Kellou gets to, in her own way, fight against plastic pollution and adapt to the new conditions brought about by climate change.
Claire Denis goes to Eastern Chad to the Breidjing camp, the home of 40,000 refugees from Darfur. With great humility, she tells the stories of these men and women, victims of one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes that this century has seen so far.
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