| GriGris | |
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| Directed by | Mahamat Saleh Haroun |
| Written by | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| Produced by | Florence Stern |
| Starring | Soulémane Démé Mariam Monory Cyril Guei Marius Yelolo |
| Cinematography | Antoine Héberlé |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
| Music by | Wasis Diop |
Production company | Pili Films |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | France Chad |
| Languages | French Arabic |
GriGris is a 2013 French-Chadian drama film directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, starring Soulémane Démé, Mariam Monory, Cyril Guei and Marius Yelolo. It is about a 25-year-old man with a paralysed leg who dreams of becoming a dancer, and starts to work for a gang of petrol smugglers. The film was produced through the French Pili Films with co-production support from the Chadian Goï Goï Productions. It also received support from Canal+, Ciné+, TV5Monde, Canal Horizons and the CNC. Filming started 29 October 2012.[1]
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[2] and won the Vulcan Award.[3] The film was selected as the Chadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[4][5] but it was not nominated. The film also screened at the 36th Denver Film Festival.[6][unreliable source?]
