Synopsis
Present-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities demand that the population contribute to the "war effort", giving money or volunteers old enough to fight off the assailants. The District Chief constantly harasses Adam for his contribution. But Adam is penniless; he only has his son....
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
33.3%
Critic Consensus
87.5% Fresh • 40 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, tragic, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
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Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Youssouf Djaoro | 2011 | $320,000 | $446,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes1,894
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2011 | $9,862 | $13,756 |
| International | 2011 | $184,119 | $256,817 |
| Worldwide | 2011 | $193,981 | $270,573 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2011 | $78,579 | $109,605 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2011 | $246,000 | $343,131 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2011 | $79,000 | $110,193 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2011 | $450,000 | $627,679 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2011 | $1,074,000 | $1,498,060 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2011 | $600,000 | $836,905 |
| Total Revenues | 2011 | $2,527,579 | $3,525,573 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2011 | $2,000,000 | $2,789,684 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2011 | $155,000 (est) | $216,201 (est) |
| Participations | 2011 | $51,000 | $71,137 |
| Residuals ? | 2011 | $146,000 | $203,647 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2011 | $400,000 | $557,937 |
| Total Expenses | 2011 | $2,752,000 | $3,838,606 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2011 | $-224,421 | $-313,032 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $830,000, BluRay $245,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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