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Title:	GRIGRIS
Country:	Tschad 2013
Format:	DCP
Colour:	Colour
Language:	OF m. engl. UT
Length:	101 Minutes
Film series:	13. African Film Festival

Director :	Haroun, Mahamat-Saleh
Screenplay:	Haroun, Mahamat-Saleh
Cinematography:	Héberlé, Antoine
Editing:	Dozo, Marie-Hélène
Music:	Diop, Wasis

Cast:	Démé, Souleymane
	Guei, Cyril
	Monory, Anaïs
	Yelolo, Marius
Producer:	Stern, Florence
Production company:	Pili Films
	Goï Goï Productions
	France 3 Cinéma

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Storyline

At night, Souleymane, whose handicap makes walking difficult, transforms in N`Djamena’s discotheques into the acclaimed dancer GRIGRIS, who impresses people with his moves. There he also meets Mimi, a beautiful prostitute with whom he falls in love. When his stepfather becomes seriously ill, Souleymane desperately needs money, and he joins up with a gang of petrol smugglers. But soon, he goes from being a thief to being hunted.

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, one of the most successful directors from Africa, found the inspiration for his fifth feature film in the Chadian capital: “In N`Djamena, there are constantly car chases between border police and smugglers, and I wanted to make a crime film without falling into the usual clichés.” He discovered his main actor, the dancer Souleymane Démé, at a club in Ouagadougou while visiting the FESPACO 2011 film festival there. “When I saw him onstage, I knew immediately: that’s the hero of my film.”

GRIGRIS was the only African contribution amongst the official competition at the Cannes International Film Festival 2013.