Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

MUBI | Release Date: February 4, 2022

7.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

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JLuis_001Apr 9, 2022

As far as it goes, there is nothing cerebral or complex about the story. The title itself reveals its focus, which is the bond between a mother and his daughter in a situation as complicated as teenage pregnancy, but despite its familiarAs far as it goes, there is nothing cerebral or complex about the story. The title itself reveals its focus, which is the bond between a mother and his daughter in a situation as complicated as teenage pregnancy, but despite its familiar plot, it's the environment in which they live that transforms this story into something more delicate and thorny.

Lingui, The Sacred Bonds is a practical and accessible film, but quite illustrative of a situation that remains so complicated for women around the world.… Expand

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bertobellamyMar 9, 2022

'Lingui, The Sacred Bonds' sadly reminds us that women's body is in control of everyone but themselves. Through a straightforward story about a teenage girl and her mother desperately looking for an abortion for the first one, director'Lingui, The Sacred Bonds' sadly reminds us that women's body is in control of everyone but themselves. Through a straightforward story about a teenage girl and her mother desperately looking for an abortion for the first one, director Mahamat-Saleh Harou denounces the primitive way in which women are treated. But, above all, this is a story about sorority and the unmeasurable love between a mother and her daughter. When everything is against them, only other women will be there for them.… Expand

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BambeyAug 8, 2022

Best movie of the year. Greatest chadian movie of the decade. And one of the best movies in African cinema. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.

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