| GriGris | |
| Director: | Mahamat Saleh Haroun |
| Producer: | Florence Stern |
| Starring: | Soulémane Démé Mariam Monory Cyril Guei Marius Yelolo |
| Music: | Wasis Diop |
| Cinematography: | Antoine Héberlé |
| Studio: | Pili Films |
| Distributor: | Les Films du Losange |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | France Chad |
| Language: | French Arabic |
GriGris is a 2013 French-Chadian drama film directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, starring Soulémane Démé, Mariam Monory, Cyril Guei and Marius Yelolo. It is about a 25-year-old man with a paralysed leg who dreams of becoming a dancer, and starts to work for a gang of petrol smugglers. The film was produced through the French Pili Films with co-production support from the Chadian Goï Goï Productions. It also received support from Canal+, Ciné+, TV5Monde, Canal Horizons and the CNC. Filming started 29 October 2012.[1]
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[2] and won the Vulcan Award.[3] The film was selected as the Chadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[4] [5] but it was not nominated. The film also screened at the 36th Denver Film Festival.[6]