Lac (2019)
★★½ — Lac (2019)
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is the closest thing Chad has to an internationally recognised filmmaker, best known for features like Abouna (2002) and A Screaming Man (2010), the latter of which won the Jury Prize at Cannes. Lac is a short documentary, running just eight minutes, co-produced with European Union funding as part of a broader climate awareness initiative. It was shot on location at Lake Chad, a body of water that has shrunk by roughly 90 percent since the 1960s, making it one of the most visible symbols of climate change and environmental collapse in sub-Saharan Africa. The film sits comfortably within Haroun's recurring interest in ordinary Chadian lives, particularly women, shaped by forces largely beyond their control.
A-Z World Movie Tour Chad https://youtu.be/A2BfPJOnmcY?feature=shared Do yourself a favour. Don't read the synopsis. Just watch. If you read the description above it'll tell you basically everything that happens. It's super short. Literally 8 minutes long, but you can't really fault anything in that 8 minutes. Cinematography is beautiful. A glimpse into life in Chad which is otherwise super rare. The story is a commentary on the struggle of pollution and the resilience and innovation to attempt to proper from it.
Rating: ★★½ | Year: 2019 | Watched: 2025-05-31
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