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Lingui

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Lingui (2021)
Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.
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Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where... Read allAmina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
751
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,247
10,378
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    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Stars
      • Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
      • Rihane Khalil Alio
      • Youssouf Djaoro
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Stars
      • Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
      • Rihane Khalil Alio
      • Youssouf Djaoro
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    • 1User review
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Rihane Khalil Alio, and Achouackh Abakar Souleymane at an event for Lingui (2021)
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    Lingui (2021)

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    Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
    • Amina
    Rihane Khalil Alio
    • Maria
    Youssouf Djaoro
    Youssouf Djaoro
    • Brahim
    Briya Gomdigue
    • Fanta
    Saleh Sambo
    • Imam
    Hadje Fatime N'Goua
    • Sage-femme
    Hamid Khayar
    • Dr. Adoum
    Emmanuel M'Baide Rotoubam
    • Sauveur fleuve
    • (as Emmanuel Rotoubam)
    Adjidé Mahamat
    • Exciseuse
    Aïssa Mbogo
    • Colette
    Hawa Abdelhakim
    • Halime
    Leïla Ousmane Gam
    • La proviseure
    Chanceline Allah-Odoum Guinlar
    • Bintou
    Darassalam Tahir
    • Maïmouna
    Djaïbé Noubadjim
    • Père Maïmouna
    Abdoulaye Babale
    • Policier uniforme
    Abdéramane Mahamat
    • Policier en civil
    Titina Djime
    • Client 1
    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
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    6/10
    Depressing
    A fifteen year-old girl seeks an abortion in an African nation under Muslim rule. As an American Catholic, I am aware of the role of religion and personal choice. Maria is shamed by her village as an unmarried pregnant girl. The men rule women's lives with an iron fist. Theocratic domination is frightening and the lead actresses, as mother and daughter, are excellent but this is an extremely depressing film.
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    • Mar 15, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 2021 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Chad
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Germany
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Lingui: The Sacred Bonds
    • Filming locations
      • N'Djamena, Chad
    • Production companies
      • Pili Films
      • Goï Goï Productions
      • Made In Germany Filmproduktion
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,553
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,914
      • Feb 6, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,685
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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