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Daresalam

(2000)

directed by Issa Serge Coelo, 100 minutes

Daresalam, the Chadian Drama by Issa Serge Coelo

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In a small Central African village, boyhood friends Djimi and Koni have come of age under a post-colonial government that levies crippling taxes and legally robs local farmers of their meager crops. When impulsive Koni savagely attacks a visiting government official, the resulting massacre forces the two friends on a journey that will transform them from boys into men, from farmers into soldiers and from villagers into revolutionaries. "We fight in one world so we can live in another," declares Koni as the two battle shoulder to shoulder against government troops. But while Koni embraces the politics and carnage of their dangerous new guerilla existence, Djimi longs for the simplicity and grace of the village life they've left behind. As the rebels move closer to victory, the two friends move closer to a clash of their own. Though the production values (and image quality) leave much to be desired, the story overwhelms these aesthetic concerns.

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All of theology is accounted for in the dialogue of these actors in human settings grim with most ancient contradictions. All that remains is expressed in the exquisite serenity of the African desert.