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GriGris is a 2013 French-Chadian drama film directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, starring Soulémane Démé, Mariam Monory, Cyril Guei and Marius Yelolo. It is about a 25-year-old man with a paralysed leg who dreams of becoming a dancer, and starts to work for a gang of petrol smugglers. The film was produced through the French Pili Films with co-production support from the Chadian Goï Goï Productions. It also received support from Canal+, Ciné+, TV5Monde, Canal Horizons and the CNC. Filming started 29 October 2012.[1]

GriGris
Film poster
Directed by	Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Written by	Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Produced by	Florence Stern
Starring	Soulémane Démé Mariam Monory Cyril Guei Marius Yelolo
Cinematography	Antoine Héberlé
Edited by	Marie-Hélène Dozo
Music by	Wasis Diop
Production company	Pili Films
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange
Release date	22 May 2013 (2013-05-22) (Cannes)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	France Chad
Languages	French Arabic

The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[2] and won the Vulcan Award.[3] The film was selected as the Chadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[4][5] but it was not nominated. The film also screened at the 36th Denver Film Festival.[6]^{[unreliable source?]}

See also

• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Chadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• GriGris at IMDb

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