GriGris (2013)
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- Synopsis:
- Despite a bum leg, 25-year-old Grigris (Souleymane Démé) 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 step-father falls critically ill and he is forced to risk his future by smuggling oil to pay the hospital bills. When he befriends Mimi (Anaïs Monory), a beautiful but damaged prostitute, the two will try to start a new life together. But as bad decisions begin to catch up with them, they will have to run for their lives. Their pasts, however, are never far behind, bringing them to a perilous climax.
- Actors:
- Souleymane Démé, Anaïs Monory, Cyril Gueï, Marius Yelolo, Hadje Fatime N'Goua, Abakar M'Bairo, Youssouf Djaoro, Rémadji Adèle Ngaradoumbaye, Emmanuel M'Baide Rotoubam, Achouackh Abakar, Abdel Salam Mahamat, Ahidjo Moussa, Ahmed Taigue, Xavier Girou, Lian Xehua, Tom Haroun, Cyrus Nersy
- Directors:
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Producers:
- Florence Stern
- Writers:
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Aka:
- Mimi & Grigris
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of GriGris
A Dance Too Good for the Drama - GriGris review by griggs
Before you know his name, you notice the movement—measured, graceful, and impossible to forget. GriGris, a dancer with a paralysed leg, commands every frame he enters. Played by non-professional Souleymane Démé, he’s the pulse of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s GriGris, a crime drama rooted in Chad’s urban streets and its shadowy waterways.
The story is built from familiar parts: a sick stepfather who needs treatment, a risky job stealing fuel from smugglers, and a romance with a woman shunned for her sex work. Haroun treats these plot points earnestly, as though they’re fresh discoveries, which sometimes blunts their impact. But his eye for imagery—a boat drifting through an orange-lit canal, the taut beauty of GriGris’ dancing against his physical limitation—gives the film texture and weight.
The ending comes suddenly, with a sly twist that satisfies more than the meandering route to it. The bones of the tale may be common, but moments of visual poetry and Démé’s quiet magnetism make GriGris stand apart.