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Kalala (2006)

Kalala poster
Directed by
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Genre
documentary film

How it feels

This documentary is a tribute from filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun to his close friend Hissein Djibrine who died of AIDS in 2003. Written like a diary, it reflects on their friendship and the meaning of memory and illness.

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What happens

Kalala est un film documentaire tchadien réalisé par Mahamat Saleh Haroun en 2006. Kalala alias Hissein Djibrine est un ami proche de Mahamat Saleh Haroun. Il a produit Bye Bye Africa et Abouna, les deux premiers longs-métrages du cinéaste. Lorsque Hissein Djibrine décède du sida en 2003, Mahamat Saleh Haroun est très touché par cette disparition. Ce documentaire, écrit comme un journal intime, est un hommage à l'ami décédé mais aussi une réflexion sur la mémoire et la maladie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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