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Kalala (2006)

Kalala poster
Directed by
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Genre
drama film
Country
Chad
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is a tribute to a friend of the director who died of AIDS in 2003. It documents the life and loss of Kalala, also known as Hissein Djibrine. The movie is a personal and quiet portrait from Chad.

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What happens

Kalala, is a 2006 Chadian documentary film directed and produced by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. The film is a tribute to a friend of Haroun, Kalala alias Hissein Djibrine, who died of Aids in 2003. The film made its premier on 20 August 2021. The film received mixed reviews from critics and screened in many film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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