Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

IMDb link: 13846546
IMDb rating: 6.8 (1,499 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Cast: Youssouf Djaoro, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio, Briya Gomdigue and others

Release date: 8 Dec 2021
Release year: 2021
Runtime: 87 minutes
Country: Chad, France, Belgium, Germany
Keywords: mother daughter relationship, abortion, chad, single mother, 15 year old, teen pregnancy, expelled from school, iman, mosque, absent father

Plot:

Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.

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