Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
Haroun shows how the strength of sisterhood extends beyond family to unite women in resistance.
Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
Celebrated Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (A Screaming Man) makes a remarkable return to his home country with Lingui, The Sacred Bonds. Honest and poignant, this official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards is a stunning vision of female solidarity.
On the outskirts of capital city N'djamena, resolute single mother Amina (Achouackh Abakar Souleyman) works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year-old daughter, Maria (Rihane Khalil Alio). Their already precarious existence is rocked when Amina learns Maria is pregnant and does not want to carry to term. Abandoned by her own family as an expectant teenager, Amina is determined to secure another fate for her child.
Together, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. Fighting to procure this simple yet inaccessible procedure, they must navigate a patriarchal network of doctors, relatives, and neighbors. Through this journey, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they've ever known.
Gorgeously shot and superbly acted, Lingui, The Sacred Bonds explores topics of abortion access and social opposition with uncompromising empathy. In doing so, the film presents a unique, urgent, and refreshing perspective on this universal issue.
On the outskirts of capital city N'djamena, resolute single mother Amina (Achouackh Abakar Souleyman) works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year-old daughter, Maria (Rihane Khalil Alio). Their already precarious existence is rocked when Amina learns Maria is pregnant and does not want to carry to term. Abandoned by her own family as an expectant teenager, Amina is determined to secure another fate for her child.
Together, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. Fighting to procure this simple yet inaccessible procedure, they must navigate a patriarchal network of doctors, relatives, and neighbors. Through this journey, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they've ever known.
Gorgeously shot and superbly acted, Lingui, The Sacred Bonds explores topics of abortion access and social opposition with uncompromising empathy. In doing so, the film presents a unique, urgent, and refreshing perspective on this universal issue.
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film
Web Site
Runtime
87
Language
French
Director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Writer(s)
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Cast
Achouackh Abakar Souleymane,
Rihane Khalil Alio,
Youssouf Djaoro,
Briya Gomdigue,
Saleh Sambo
Awards:
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Freedom doesn’t come easily in “Lingui, the Sacred Bonds,” an electric liberation story about a mother and daughter. It is fought for — and seized — by women who, in saving themselves, save one another. For the daughter, autonomy means securing an abortion in a country that forbids it. For the ...
Played at
Royal 2.18.22 - 3.03.22
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