The Game

Ahmed’s father has only a day with his wife and son before he must return to war. With haunting, innocent cruelty, the children play games that mirror the adult world, leading them to discover the harshness of destiny

23m1991TMDb 5.4

Arabic

Crew and Cast

Abderrahmane Sissako

Abderrahmane SissakoDirector

Hodjaberdy Norliev

Tehary Saitliev

Storyline

Ahmed’s father has only a day with his wife and son before he must return to war. With haunting, innocent cruelty, the children play games that mirror the adult world, leading them to discover the harshness of destiny

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The Game poster

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Info

Original title: Le jeu
Status: Released
Released: 1 January 1991
Runtime: 23m
TMDB score: 5.4 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Writers: Abderrahmane Sissako
Studios: VGIK
Countries: Mauritania, Soviet Union

Languages

Original: Arabic
Spoken: Arabic