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2001 Drama War 1h 40m

Daresalam

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.

5.8 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Haikal Zakaria

Djimi

Abdoulaye Ahmat

Koni

Gérard Essomba

Adoum

Sidiki Bakaba

Félix

Youssouf Djaoro

Tom

Garba Issa

Yacoub

Baba Hassan Fatime

Achta

Khalite Deye

La mère

Adam Idrissa

Bichara

Moussa Atim

Village chief

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