Daratt
By Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 96 min, 2006
| Location |
At Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect Street, NW, Upper Courtyard , Washington DC |
| Date & time |
Thursday, March 11 2010
| 7:00 PM
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| Cost |
$ 4.00 members, $ 9.00 admission |
| Language | In French with English subtitles |
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Presented by The Francophonie Festival Committee and l’Alliance Française.
In the aftermath of Chad’s civil war, 16 year old Atim is sent to avenge his father. The man he finds is charitable, benevolent and with a young pregnant wife. Soon Atim is working as his apprentice and is confronted with difficult moral decisions.
Grand Special Jury Prize Venice Festival in 2006
“Dry Season is a fine example of humanistic filmmaking that provides important messages to the audience, while at the same time reflecting an economical and compelling filmmaking style that resonates in its surface narrative and underlying universal story.” Peter Krausz-The international federation of film critics
Presentation and film at 7:00 pm. General Admission $9; AF Members, Smithsonian Associates Members, WIFV Members, university students, and seniors and TSA members $4. The film will be followed by a reception.
Letelier Theater
3251 Prospect Street, NW
Courtyard, Washington DC 20007
