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The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton
The sleepy-paced, elementally simple plot initially requires a degree of patience, but the story ends up gently absorbing.
Grigris
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- Chad,
- France
- 2013
- · 101m
Director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Cast
Souleymane Démé,
Anaïs Monory,
Cyril Gueï,
Marius Yelolo,
Hadje Fatime N'Goua,
Abakar M'Baïro
Genre
Drama
Grigris is a quiet young man who dreams of becoming a dancer despite the fact that he suffers form a malformed withered left leg. His dreams are shattered, however, when his uncle falls seriously ill. To save him, he resolves to work for petrol traffickers.
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IndieWire by Eric Kohn
A straightforward tale of overcoming personal and professional challenges with no fancy dressing, Grigris goes down easy but offers nothing remotely fresh.
60
Variety by Guy Lodge
The film is easier to admire than it is to invest in emotionally, though its pulse quickens with a dramatic, and boldly untelegraphed, feminist twist in the rural-set final reel.
60
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
It is a typically calm, lucid drama, presented in the director's unforced, cinematic vernacular and attractively and sympathetically acted.
50
The Playlist by Kevin Jagernauth
Grigris is the unusual movie that takes a lead's obvious talents, and curiously backgrounds them, hoping for their charisma to carry over to more traditional cinematic purposes.
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