Grigris

(Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad/France 2013, 101 min., 35mm)

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Despite a bum leg, 25-year-old Grigris has hopes of becoming a professional dancer, making some extra cash putting his killer moves to good use on the dance floor of his local club every weekend. His dreams are tested when his stepfather falls critically ill and he is forced to risk his future by smuggling oil to pay the hospital bills. When he befriends Mimi, a prostitute, the two will try to start a new life together. But as bad decisions begin to catch up with them, they’ll have to run for their lives. Their pasts, however, are never far behind, bringing them to a perilous climax.