Diya

Plot

Dane, a driver for an NGO in N’Djamena (capital of Chad), has the misfortune to run over a schoolboy. His pregnant wife runs to his aid to pay the hospital bills, but it’s too late: the child succumbs to his injuries, and his family summons Dane’s. He will be subjected to the diya, the blood debt, the payment of an exorbitant sum he doesn’t have.

At a glance

Year

2026

Runtime

97 min

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Original language

Arabic

Production countries

Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany

Director

Achille Ronaimou

Cast

Ferdinand Mbaïssané, Moussa Zakaria Ibet, Ramada Mahamat, Youssouf Djaoro, Solmem Marina Ndormadjingar