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For the 18th time, the film festival Cinema Africa presents a series of films from the African continent. All movies will be shown in Cineplex Bayreuth. Tickets will be available online or at the boxoffice.

23 November 2026, 8 pm

Mahamet Saleh-Haroun : Soumsoum, la nuit des astres (Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars)

101 min | Tchad, 2026 | French, Chaddian, Arabic

Once a year the US embassy opens the Green Card Lottery for families to apply. Assad, the best fixer in town, creates fake In the Ennedi desert of Chad, millennia old mountains rise from the sand. They carry the memory of a forgotten past and whisper ancient legends. Kellou, a young woman from a nearby village, is troubled by haunting visions that set her apart from those around her. Her world shifts the day she meets Aya, an outcast rejected by the community. As the villagers turn against their growing sisterhood, Kellou must stand up for Aya and face the hostility of her own people, while fighting for their freedom.

Watch the trailer here