2010 | Color | 92 min Adam, a former swimming champion who is now in his sixties, works as a swimming instructor at the pool in a luxury hotel in Yamena, the capital of Chad. When the hotel is bought by Chinese businessmen, Adam must give up his job. The film reflects the situation in present-day Chad, a country in the throes of a civil war that has plunged the economy into a deep depression. It should also be viewed as a metaphor of Africa today. Country: Francia, Chad, Bélgica Direction: Haroun; Mahamat-Saleh Script: Haroun; Mahamat-Saleh Production: Stern; Florence Photography: Brunet; Laurent Sound: Farzanehpour; Dana Music: Diop; Wasis Cast:Kone; Djénéba, Koma; Diouc, Djaoro; Youssouf, Abossolo M'bo; Emil, Li; Heling Participation year at FICM: 2010
2010 | Color | 92 min Adam, a former swimming champion who is now in his sixties, works as a swimming instructor at the pool in a luxury hotel in Yamena, the capital of Chad. When the hotel is bought by Chinese businessmen, Adam must give up his job. The film reflects the situation in present-day Chad, a country in the throes of a civil war that has plunged the economy into a deep depression. It should also be viewed as a metaphor of Africa today. Country: Francia, Chad, Bélgica Direction: Haroun; Mahamat-Saleh Script: Haroun; Mahamat-Saleh Production: Stern; Florence Photography: Brunet; Laurent Sound: Farzanehpour; Dana Music: Diop; Wasis Cast:Kone; Djénéba, Koma; Diouc, Djaoro; Youssouf, Abossolo M'bo; Emil, Li; Heling Participation year at FICM: 2010
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