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Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

Release Date:March 8, 2022

Running Time:88 min

Genres:Drama

Director

Cast

Achouackh Abakar Souleymane Rihane Khalil Alio Youssouf Djaoro Briya Gomdigue Saleh Sambo Hadje Fatime N'Goua Hamid Khayar Emmanuel M'Baide Rotoubam Adjidé Mahamat Aïssa Mbogo Hawa Abdelhakim Leïla Ousmane Gam

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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.

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