Ohio Premiere
Showings
April 16, 2026
10:00 pm – 11:36 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
CSU Screening Room at the Idea Center (Floor 6)
April 17, 2026
2:35 pm – 4:11 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
Cedar Lee 5
About This Film
Festival Year: 2026
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Film Type: Feature
Animated: No
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Interests: BIPOC Cinema, Black Cinema, First-Time Features
Countr(ies): Chad, France, Germany, Côte d'Ivoire
Language: French, Arabic
English Subtitles: Yes
Captions: Closed
Film Overview
Dane, a driver for a humanitarian NGO in N’Djamena, leads a peaceful life with his young wife Delphine, who is eight months pregnant. A moment of inattention, a cell phone ringing at the wrong time, a boy crossing the road too quickly: an accident. After some confusion at the hospital, he is told that the young boy has died. The deceased’s family demands compensation and claims “the Diya,” the price of blood. His quest to pay the Diya will take him to the desert in northern Chad, where he will discover the truth about the event that turned his life upside down.
Programmer's Comment:
"Every day for Dane is another impossible choice as he tries to maneuver out of his predicament–with a totally unexpected twist to come." – Barbee
Film Contact: Coccinelle film sales
Film Website: https://www.coccinellefilm.com
Film Email: info@coccinellefilm.com
Cast & Crew
Directed By
Achille Ronaimou
Produced By
Issa Serge Coelo, Valéry du Peloux
Screenwriting
Achille Ronaimou
Cinematographers
Cyrille Hubert
Editors
Guillaume Talvas
Principal Cast
Youssouf Djaoro, Ferdinand Mbaïssané, Solmem Marina Ndormadjingar, Haikal Zakaria, Moussa Zakaria