Daresalam

original title:
Daresalam
country / year of production:
France , Burkina Faso , Chad / 2000
original length:
102 min. , color
premiere:
D: 12 February 2001, Berlin International Film Festival
genre:
drama
based on:
director:
Issa Serge Coelo
film script:
Ismael Ben-Cherrif , Issa Serge Coelo
producer:
Pierre Javaux
cinematographer:
Jean-Jacques Mréjen
editor:
Catherine Schwartz
composer:
Khalil Chahine
cast (role):
Haikal Zakaria (Dijmi) , Abdoulaye Ahmat (Koni) , Gérard Essomba (Adoum) , Sidiki Bakaba (Félix) , Youssouf Djaoro (Tom) , Haikal Zakaria , Abdoulaye Ahmat , Gérard Essomba , Sidiki Bakaba , Youssouf Djaoro
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plot synopsis:
Dijmi and Koni grow up in the same village in Tanzania and stay friends until their adulthood. But the extremely high taxes lead to a revolt among the people, who feel exploited by their government. Koni and Dijmi join the rebels, but Koni decides they do not fight enough for the revolution and joins a more aggressive group, which soon has a conflict with the other rebels.
keywords:
friends on opposite sides , resistance, opposition , order and obedience , guerilla warfare
war:
fictious war
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