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Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars

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In the Ennedi desert of Chad, millennia old mountains rise from the sand. They carry the memory of a forgotten past and whisper ancient legends. Kellou, a young woman from a nearby village, is troubled by haunting visions that set her apart from those around her. Her world shifts the day she meets Aya, an outcast rejected by the community. As the villagers turn against their growing sisterhood, Kellou must stand up for Aya and face the hostility of her own people, while fighting for their freedom.

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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Director

Maïmouna Miawama

Kellou

Eriq Ebouaney

Garba

Achouackh Abakar

Aya

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Screenwriter

Laurent Gaudé

Screenwriter
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Synopsis In the Ennedi desert of Chad, millennia old mountains rise from the sand. They carry the memory of a forgotten past and whisper ancient legends. Kellou, a young woman from a nearby village, is troubled by haunting visions that set her apart from those around her. Her world shifts the day she meets Aya, an outcast rejected by the community. As the villagers turn against their growing sisterhood, Kellou must stand up for Aya and face the hostility of her own people, while fighting for their freedom.
Director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Producer
Florence Stern
Screenwriter
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Laurent Gaudé
Production Co
Pili Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 41m