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Our Father

2002 · 84 min

A quiet, sunlit ache of a film, patient and tender, following two boys' longing with gentle sadness and small moments of hope.

Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Written by
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Starring
Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa, Hamza Moctar Aguid, Zara Haroun, Hassan Boulama, Mounira Khalil, Diego Mustapha Ngarade, Koulsy Lamko, Garba Issa
Music
Diego Moustapha Ngarade
Cinematography
Abraham Haile Biru
Runtime
84 min
Country
Chad, France
Languages
Arabic, French

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