Trailer To Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
Film Forum is pleased to present the US theatrical premiere of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Lingui, The Sacred Bonds on Friday, February 4. In this timely, cathartic drama, Chadian filmmaker Haroun elevates the saying “It takes a village” to a profound and even sacred necessity.
When her 15-year-old daughter becomes pregnant, a single mother’s shame and conflict swiftly transform into fierce maternal determination. The pair’s harrowing quest to secure an abortion potently expands to a web of resilient women (here linguirefers to collective resistance in the face of catastrophic odds), as Haroun melds sober reality with gorgeous visual storytelling. A superb African film that infuses both thought and feeling into a subject that our own nation continues to struggle with 50 years after abortion was declared legal by the Supreme Court.
LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. A perennial festival favorite, Haroun previously won the Jury Prize in Cannes for A SCREAMING MAN (2010) and the Special Jury Prize in Venice for DRY SEASON (2006). New York paid tribute to Haroun by hosting two retrospectives of his films: in 2006 at MoMA and in 2018 at BAM. Over the last 19 years, Chad has submitted three films to the Oscars Best International Feature Film race (including LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS) – all directed by Haroun.
